Meta layoffs, on the record

Headcount, as reported

Job cuts, severance and restructuring

1. Our summaryMeta announced a layoff of about 11,000 employees across its Family of Apps and Reality Labs segments and recorded severance and other personnel costs for them. November 2022 · Affected: approximately 11,000 of our employees

   Word for word“In November 2022, we announced a layoff of approximately 11,000 of our employees across the FoA and RL segments.” 10-K for 2022

2. Our summaryMeta began a series of cost management initiatives in 2022 (facilities consolidation, layoff, and a data center strategy pivot) that led to total restructuring charges for the year. Starting in the third quarter of 2022 · Affected: approximately 11,000 employees · Cost: $4.61 billion

   Word for word“Starting in the third quarter of 2022, we began a series of cost management initiatives including facilities consolidation, a layoff of approximately 11,000 employees, and a pivot in our data center strategy, which resulted in total restructuring charges of $4.61 billion in 2022.” 10-K for 2022

3. Our summaryMeta offered U.S. employees affected by the layoff a severance package of base pay plus extra weeks for each year of service. Cost: 16 weeks of base pay plus two additional weeks for every year of service

   Word for word“Severance: 16 weeks of base pay plus two additional weeks for every year of service.” 10-K for 2022

4. Our summaryMeta announced three rounds of layoffs in 2023 to cut about 10,000 employees across Family of Apps and Reality Labs, and had completed them by year end. March 2023 · Affected: approximately 10,000 employees

   Word for word“In March 2023, we announced three rounds of planned layoffs to further reduce our company size by approximately 10,000 employees across the Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL) segments (the 2023 Restructuring).” 10-K for 2023

5. Our summaryMeta recorded pre-tax severance and related personnel costs for the 2023 layoffs. year ended December 31, 2023 · Cost: $ 1.20 billion

   Word for word“We recognized $ 1.20 billion pre-tax severance and related personnel costs across the FoA and RL segments during the year ended December 31, 2023 in accordance with ASC Topic 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations , where applicable.” 10-K for 2023

6. Our summaryMeta announced several initiatives in 2022 and 2023, including restructurings, employee layoffs, and measures to scale down office facilities. in 2022 and 2023

   Word for word“For example, in 2022 and 2023, we announced several initiatives, including restructurings, employee layoffs, and measures to scale down our office facilities.” 10-K for 2025

Meta has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.

Read from Meta’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023, 10-K for 2022) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-01-29. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.