# More than 73,000 roles already eliminated across 95 companies in 2026.

*business · news · 2026-04-20 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Tech sector layoffs in 2026 have reached over 73,000 roles across 95 companies so far.
- Meta plans to lay off 8,000 employees by May 20, 2026, with further cuts possible later.
- Oracle's recent layoffs impacted around 30,000 roles globally, including 10,000 in India.
- Atlassian's layoffs last month affected 1,600 employees, including CTO Rajeev Rajan stepping down.

**Companies:** Meta Platforms, Oracle, Snap Inc, Atlassian
**Countries:** United States, India, Australia

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