Meta laid off approximately 11,000 employees in November 2022, its largest workforce reduction at that time.
Announced on November 9, 2022, the cuts represented about 13% of Meta’s workforce. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the company was reducing its team after rapid hiring during the COVID-19 period, weakening advertising conditions, and a broader economic downturn.
The layoffs affected employees across Meta’s family of applications and its Reality Labs segment. The company also froze hiring, reduced discretionary spending, and extended some planned cost-cutting measures. Meta’s filings describe the figure as approximately 11,000, while Zuckerberg’s announcement said “more than 11,000.”
That wording explains why figures may vary slightly in news reports. The quiz’s 11,000 is the standard rounded figure and the accepted canonical answer. Meta announced another major reduction of about 10,000 jobs in March 2023, but that was a separate round and should not be confused with the November 2022 cuts.