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Meta has reportedly begun laying off several hundred employees as part of a broader restructuring effort that spans multiple business units. According to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the development, the cuts will affect teams in sales, recruiting, and the company’s Reality Labs hardware division.
The layoffs will impact staff in the United States as well as in several international locations. The total number of affected employees is expected to stay below 1,000.
The organization will implement a restructuring process that will eliminate certain positions but will not affect all staff members. The report indicates that Meta has provided affected employees with opportunities to transfer to other positions within the organization. Employees who wish to stay with Meta must move to a different office building. The Reality Labs division had remote work requests sent to its staff members before announcing its upcoming internal changes.
Bloomberg was provided with information by a Meta organization representative, who stated that all departments within the organization are constantly undergoing structural changes to ensure that their strategic objectives are met. The representative also stated that the organization aims to find new employment opportunities for its staff members whose roles will be eliminated.
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Meta maintains its current AI development operations while executing budget cuts through its workforce reduction program. The company has projected record capital expenditure this year, with estimates suggesting spending could reach as high as $135 billion. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has also outlined plans to invest about $600 billion in US infrastructure projects by 2028.
The Reality Labs division has undertaken the second round of workforce reduction in 2026. The division had already reduced over 1,000 roles in January as the company shifted focus to AI-based wearable devices and reduced certain metaverse-centric initiatives.
