Yelp layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Yelp reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 4,713 to 5,168.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | 4,713 | December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | 5,116 | December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | 5,168 | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryThe filing's income statement shows a restructuring line with no charge in 2023 or 2022 and only a small amount in 2021.
Word for word“Restructuring — — 32 Total costs and expenses 1,258,019 1,135,153 1,000,325 Income from operations 79,043 58,353 31,514 Other income, net 26,039 8,425 2,204 Income before income taxes 105,082 66,778 33,718 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 5,909 30,431 ( 5,953 ) Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 99,173 $ 36,347 $ 39,671 Net income per share attributable to common stockholders Basic $ 1.43 $ 0.51 $ 0.53 Diluted $ 1.35 $ 0.50 $ 0.50 Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share attributable to common stockholders Basic 69,221 70,867 74,221 Diluted 73,596 73,402 78,616 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryThe filing warns that it may need additional restructuring and impairment charges if macroeconomic conditions worsen; no specific new program is described.
Word for word“• additional restructuring and impairment charges; and • operational difficulties due to adverse effects of such conditions on our third-party service providers and strategic partners.” 10-K for 2023
| Fiscal year ended | Restructuring charges | Restructuring costs incurred | Cash paid for restructuring |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | — | $3.5 million | $2.1 million |
| 2017-12-31 | — | $300,000 | — |
| 2018-12-31 | $0 | — | — |
| 2019-12-31 | $0 | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $3.9 million | $3.9 million | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $32,000 | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $0 | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $0 | — | — |
Yelp filed 1 restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Yelp’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-27. 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.