Meta to Cut 8,000 Jobs (10% of Workforce) Starting May 20 to Fund $115–135B AI Infrastructure Spend

Meta will eliminate approximately 8,000 positions (10% of its ~78,865 workforce) beginning May 20, with additional cuts planned for H2 2026. The company also canceled 6,000 open roles. The restructuring is explicitly tied to funding Meta's planned $115–135 billion in 2026 AI capital expenditure, up from $72.2 billion in 2025. Teams are being reorganized into AI-focused 'pods' under Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang. Since 2022, Meta has eliminated roughly 25,000 positions across multiple rounds. The company reported record Q4 2025 revenue of $59.89 billion (up 24%) and net income of $22.77 billion (up 9%).