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YouTube lays off 100 employees — January 17, 2024

YouTube, a media company based in United States, laid off 100 employees on January 17, 2024. At the time, the company was at the Acquired stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
YouTube
Employees laid off
100
Date
January 17, 2024
Industry
Media
Country
United States
Company stage
Acquired
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$11M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/17/youtube-to-eliminate-100-employees-as-layoffs-at-google-continue/

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