Menlo Park, California — Meta is reportedly considering layoffs affecting up to 20% of its workforce as the company accelerates massive investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
According to reports circulating on industry tracking platforms and technology monitoring accounts, the company is evaluating workforce reductions while planning to invest as much as $600 billion in AI data centers by 2028. The potential cuts have not been officially confirmed by Meta.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has roughly 67,000 employees globally, meaning a 20% reduction could potentially impact more than 13,000 workers if implemented.
The reported discussions come as major technology companies race to expand AI computing capacity, including the construction of large-scale data centers designed to support machine learning and generative AI systems. These facilities require enormous capital investment, power infrastructure, and specialized hardware.
Meta has already made AI a central focus of its long-term strategy. CEO Mark Zuckerberg previously announced plans to significantly increase spending on AI chips, servers, and data center expansion to compete with companies like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.
Industry analysts note that large capital shifts toward AI infrastructure often coincide with organizational restructuring or workforce realignment, though no official layoff plan has been publicly announced.
If confirmed, the reductions would follow multiple waves of tech-sector job cuts since 2022, when companies began tightening spending after pandemic-era hiring surges.
For younger workers and recent graduates entering the tech workforce, potential layoffs at one of the industry’s largest companies could signal continued volatility in hiring across the sector.
Meta has not publicly commented on the reported workforce reduction discussions.
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