Sohu.com layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Sohu.com reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 4,700 to approximately 4,000.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 20-F for 2023 | approximately 4,700 | December 31, 2023 |
| 20-F for 2024 | approximately 4,300 | December 31, 2024 |
| 20-F for 2025 | approximately 4,000 | As of December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryChangyou's employee count fell in 2017, 2018 and 2019 as it shifted toward mobile games and laid off staff focused on international markets and the platform channel business.
Word for word“The number of Changyou’s employees decreased by 13% in 2017, by 14% in 2018, and by 15% in 2019, as Changyou emphasized the development of mobile games and laid off a number of employees who had been focused primarily on international markets and the platform channel business.” 20-F for 2023
Sohu.com 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 Sohu.com’s annual reports (20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024, 20-F for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-12. 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.