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Media Startup Layoffs

Tracking every layoff at media startups since 2020 — 155 events affecting 11,323 employees, latest on March 23, 2026. Sources included. Explore interactively in the live tracker.

155layoff events
11,323employees affected
March 23, 2026most recent

Latest layoffs (Media)

CompanyLaid offDateIndustryCountry
Spotify 15 March 23, 2026 Media Sweden
Crunchyroll — August 12, 2025 Media Japan
Kaltura 70 August 7, 2025 Media United States
Wondery 100 August 4, 2025 Media United States
Business Insider — May 29, 2025 Media United States
VerSe Innovation copy 350 May 18, 2025 Media India
Pocket FM 75 January 16, 2025 Media India
TechCrunch — January 14, 2025 Media United States
Refinery29 — December 17, 2024 Media United States
Vox Media — December 5, 2024 Media United States
Kuku FM 80 November 14, 2024 Media India
Jellysmack 22 October 21, 2024 Media France
Axios Media 50 August 6, 2024 Media United States
Pocket FM 200 July 27, 2024 Media India
Humble Games 36 July 23, 2024 Media United States
Spotify 40 July 15, 2024 Media Sweden
Redbox 1,000 July 10, 2024 Media United States
Deadspin 11 March 11, 2024 Media United States
Vice Media — February 22, 2024 Media United States
BuzzFeed — February 21, 2024 Media United States
SiriusXM 160 February 12, 2024 Media United States
The Messenger — January 31, 2024 Media United States
TechCrunch 7 January 30, 2024 Media United States
Wattpad 20 January 30, 2024 Media Canada
Business Insider — January 25, 2024 Media United States
Storytel 80 January 24, 2024 Media Sweden
Jellysmack 30 January 23, 2024 Media France
YouTube 100 January 17, 2024 Media United States
Artifact — January 12, 2024 Media United States
Audible 100 January 11, 2024 Media United States
The Messenger 24 January 2, 2024 Media United States
Jellysmack — December 15, 2023 Media France
Meow Wolf 8 December 4, 2023 Media United States
Spotify 1,500 December 4, 2023 Media Sweden
Vox Media — November 30, 2023 Media United States
Recast — September 22, 2023 Media United Kingdom
Roku 360 September 6, 2023 Media United States
Chingari — August 24, 2023 Media India
Times Internet 100 August 18, 2023 Media India
StreamElements 60 August 17, 2023 Media Israel
Big Cabal Media — August 4, 2023 Media Nigeria
Viaplay 450 July 20, 2023 Media Sweden
Highsnobiety 24 July 3, 2023 Media Germany
Insider Intelligence 20 June 29, 2023 Media United States
Plex 37 June 28, 2023 Media United States
Chingari 48 June 19, 2023 Media India
dot.LA — June 12, 2023 Media United States
Spotify 200 June 5, 2023 Media Sweden
Jellysmack 13 May 25, 2023 Media France
Buzzer — May 9, 2023 Media United States
TheSkimm 22 May 3, 2023 Media United States
Insider — April 20, 2023 Media United States
BuzzFeed 180 April 20, 2023 Media United States
Kumu — April 17, 2023 Media Philippines
Bluepad — April 13, 2023 Media India
Spotify 15 March 30, 2023 Media Sweden
Roku 200 March 30, 2023 Media United States
Hulu 200 March 30, 2023 Media China
Morning Brew 40 March 9, 2023 Media United States
Wattpad 42 March 8, 2023 Media Canada
SiriusXM 475 March 6, 2023 Media United States
CNET 12 March 2, 2023 Media United States
Synamedia 200 February 22, 2023 Media United Kingdom
Crunchyroll 85 February 21, 2023 Media Japan
Religion of Sports — February 15, 2023 Media United States
Jellysmack 208 February 15, 2023 Media France
Quillt — February 9, 2023 Media United States
Pocket Aces 50 February 6, 2023 Media India
Bustle Digital Group — February 1, 2023 Media United States
TheSkimm 17 February 1, 2023 Media United States
VerticalScope 60 February 1, 2023 Media Canada
Spotify 600 January 23, 2023 Media Sweden
Vox Media 130 January 20, 2023 Media United States
Fandom — January 19, 2023 Media United States
SmartNews 120 January 12, 2023 Media Japan
StreamElements 40 January 10, 2023 Media Israel
Minute Media 50 January 8, 2023 Media United Kingdom
Kaltura 75 January 4, 2023 Media United States
Bilibili — December 27, 2022 Media China
BuzzFeed 180 December 6, 2022 Media United States
VerSe Innovation 150 November 25, 2022 Media India
Utopia Music — November 24, 2022 Media Switzerland
StoryBlocks — November 18, 2022 Media United States
Morning Brew — November 17, 2022 Media United States
Roku 200 November 17, 2022 Media United States
Outside — November 15, 2022 Media United States
Protocol 60 November 15, 2022 Media United States
Cloudinary 40 November 14, 2022 Media United States
Spotify — November 9, 2022 Media Sweden
GoNuts — October 27, 2022 Media India
Callisto Media — October 25, 2022 Media United States
Flipboard 24 October 16, 2022 Media United States
Spotify — October 6, 2022 Media Sweden
Acast 70 September 15, 2022 Media Sweden
Netflix 30 September 14, 2022 Media United States
Patreon 80 September 13, 2022 Media United States
Patreon 5 September 9, 2022 Media United States
Medium — September 6, 2022 Media United States
Kaltura — August 9, 2022 Media United States
FuboTV — August 2, 2022 Media United States

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