Meta is laying off several hundred employees across multiple teams, including sales, recruiting, and the Reality Labs division. The cuts will impact employees in the United States and other international markets. According to reports, some affected employees will be offered other positions within the company or the opportunity to relocate to remain with Meta.
A company spokesperson stated that teams across Meta regularly restructure or implement changes to ensure they are in the best position to achieve their goals. The spokesperson added that, where possible, Meta is finding other opportunities for employees whose positions may be impacted.
These cuts will affect fewer than 1,000 employees. Meta employed nearly 79,000 people at the end of 2025.
The layoffs occur as Meta invests billions of dollars into artificial intelligence. The company expects to reach a record level of capital expenditures this year, projected to be between 115 billion and 135 billion dollars.
This marks the second time Meta has trimmed its workforce in 2026. In January, Meta laid off 10 percent of the staff in its Reality Labs division. Those earlier cuts affected roughly 1,000 employees out of a total workforce of about 15,000 within that division.