How Many Game Layoffs In 2024. 15,589 employees laid off โ see all february 2024 tech layoffs. According to one unofficial tracker created by video game artist farhan noor, there have been 8000 layoffs in 2024 so far, following an estimated 10,500 layoffs in 2023.
Microsoft cut 1,900 employees across xbox and activision blizzard. Our own estimated total for 2023’s layoffs was 11,250 people (the obsidian tracker posits at least 10,500), while in 2024 we had already reached nearly 6,000 layoffs (5,900 on the public.