Ziff Davis layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Ziff Davis reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 4,200 to approximately 3,900.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 4,200 | December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 3,800 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 3,900 | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summarySales and marketing expenses rose partly due to severance costs, including those tied to a voluntary buyout program, alongside acquisition-related employee cost increases.
Word for word“The increase in sales and marketing expenses during the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the prior period was primarily due to a $28.7 million increase in salaries, benefits, and other employee expenses related primarily to acquisitions in the period and severance costs, including those associated with a voluntary buyout program, and a $5.0 million increase in expenses for software purchases.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryGeneral, administrative, and other related costs include severance as a component of personnel expenses, with no separately quantified severance program described.
Word for word“General, administrative, and other related costs consist primarily of personnel-related expenses including share-based compensation and severance, changes in the fair value associated with contingent consideration, bad debt expense, professional fees, and insurance costs.” 10-K for 2024
Ziff Davis 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 Ziff Davis’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 2026-02-24. 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.