Startup Layoffs by Month
Every startup layoff we track, organized by month. Click a month for the complete list with sources.
| Month | Layoff events | Employees affected |
|---|
| April 2026 | 18 | 10,525 |
| March 2026 | 29 | 45,800 |
| February 2026 | 27 | 11,019 |
| January 2026 | 30 | 24,928 |
| December 2025 | 20 | 1,552 |
| November 2025 | 24 | 8,932 |
| October 2025 | 24 | 19,070 |
| September 2025 | 28 | 4,174 |
| August 2025 | 26 | 6,452 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 16,648 |
| June 2025 | 16 | 1,606 |
| May 2025 | 27 | 10,577 |
| April 2025 | 28 | 25,345 |
| March 2025 | 21 | 8,834 |
| February 2025 | 50 | 18,474 |
| January 2025 | 32 | 2,537 |
| December 2024 | 28 | 2,568 |
| November 2024 | 43 | 6,755 |
| October 2024 | 40 | 3,782 |
| September 2024 | 37 | 4,036 |
| August 2024 | 50 | 25,944 |
| July 2024 | 39 | 9,051 |
| June 2024 | 46 | 10,083 |
| May 2024 | 51 | 11,011 |
| April 2024 | 59 | 22,423 |
| March 2024 | 37 | 7,403 |
| February 2024 | 80 | 15,729 |
| January 2024 | 123 | 34,137 |
| December 2023 | 59 | 8,189 |
| November 2023 | 73 | 8,373 |
| October 2023 | 80 | 8,076 |
| September 2023 | 69 | 4,707 |
| August 2023 | 106 | 10,178 |
| July 2023 | 101 | 10,690 |
| June 2023 | 117 | 11,206 |
| May 2023 | 98 | 15,127 |
| April 2023 | 98 | 20,100 |
| March 2023 | 127 | 37,963 |
| February 2023 | 182 | 40,002 |
| January 2023 | 277 | 89,709 |
| December 2022 | 138 | 10,664 |
| November 2022 | 231 | 53,594 |
| October 2022 | 109 | 20,671 |
| September 2022 | 94 | 5,881 |
| August 2022 | 158 | 13,055 |
| July 2022 | 161 | 16,238 |
| June 2022 | 196 | 18,144 |
| May 2022 | 79 | 12,985 |
| April 2022 | 29 | 4,128 |
| March 2022 | 18 | 5,714 |
| February 2022 | 12 | 3,685 |
| January 2022 | 5 | 510 |
| December 2021 | 3 | 1,200 |
| November 2021 | 2 | 2,070 |
| October 2021 | 2 | 22 |
| September 2021 | 5 | 161 |
| August 2021 | 3 | 1,867 |
| July 2021 | 1 | 80 |
| June 2021 | 1 | 2,434 |
| May 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| April 2021 | 4 | 261 |
| March 2021 | 4 | 47 |
| February 2021 | 8 | 868 |
| January 2021 | 10 | 6,813 |
| December 2020 | 4 | 852 |
| November 2020 | 11 | 237 |
| October 2020 | 9 | 450 |
| September 2020 | 15 | 609 |
| August 2020 | 19 | 1,969 |
| July 2020 | 27 | 7,112 |
| June 2020 | 49 | 7,627 |
| May 2020 | 110 | 25,804 |
| April 2020 | 270 | 26,710 |
| March 2020 | 121 | 9,628 |