Meta could be about to cut thousands more jobs

Date:
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Description:
Meta is believed to be preparing cost-cutting measures, including laying off
a significant proportion of its workers, due to AI.

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Zuckerberg said "AI [will] dramatically change the way [Meta] works in 2026 2023 was already Meta's "Year of Efficiency" 10,000 workers lost their jobs Meta is planning to cut as much as 20% of its workforce according to Reuters reporting the equivalent of round 16,000 employees.

Although the company has not yet confirmed such a decision, reports indicate that managers have been asked to start preparing cost-cutting measures. It's believed the workforce shift would largely be attributable to AI Meta has already seen the impacts of artificial intelligence on efficiency, but the company has also shifted tack to focus more on AI tools than metaverse experiences. Article continues below You may like Amazon reveals 16,000 jobs cut worldwide, with AWS hit hard, as it looks at 'reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy' Experts warn AI advances could lead to 200,000 banking jobs being cut this year 'We see an opportunity to move
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within the company the superintelligence team has also grown recently. Just days ago, it was confirmed that Facebook's parent company had acquired Moltbook, a social media platform exclusively for AI agents, with that company's leaders moving over to the Meta Superintelligence Labs division.

Meta also acquired AI firm Manus for around $2 billion in late 2025, gaining the attention of Chinese regulators.

Speaking during the company's Q4 2025 earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg
noted that "2026 is going to be the year that AI starts to dramatically
change the way that we work." He also noted that Meta has already started to see internal shifts due to AI-driven efficiency.

Meta has already laid off many Reality Labs workers this year and around
3,600 workers this time last year. The company also declared 2023 to be the 'Year of Efficiency' 10,000 workers lost their jobs as part of that announcement, but the company did promise to hire 5,000 workers into other roles. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar
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