Tech 2025 Redundancies: The Wave Continues

Just imagine: You're working at a promising company. Ideas are flowing, the atmosphere is electric. Then one day, an email lands in your inbox. “Reorganization.” “Efficiency.” “Cost reduction.” Words that, more often than not, predict redundancies.

In 2025, this scene is playing out across the tech world - again and again. According to the latest data, more than 22,000 tech workers have already been laid off this year - and it's only April.

So what’s really going on in this once seemingly untouchable industry?

An Endless Wave of Redundancies in 2025

The technology sector, long seen as an Eldorado, is going through troubled times. After a year in 2024 marked by over 150,000 job cuts, according to Layoffs.fyi, 2025 shows no sign of abating. February was particularly brutal, with 16,234 jobs eliminated, followed by an explosion in March when over 88,000 people were affected. Why does this storm persist? Between the rise of artificial intelligence, economic pressures and corporate survival strategies, the reasons are multiple and complex.

Giants and startups in turmoil

When we think of redundancies, we often think of big companies. However, in 2025, startups will also suffer. Take Automattic, the company behind WordPress: in April, it announced a 16% cut in its workforce, i.e. around 270 out of 1,744 employees. A surprising decision in a sector where online content creation remains essential. Meanwhile, Canva, the Australian design platform, has cut its team of technical editors, just nine months after pushing its teams to adopt generative AI tools. Ironic, isn't it?

And that's not all. Block, headed by Jack Dorsey, cut 931 positions in March, or 8% of its workforce, in a reorganization that, according to the CEO, has nothing to do with AI or financial constraints. Yet these announcements are part of a broader trend: companies are seeking to refocus and become more agile in the face of an uncertain market.