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Netflix cuts about 6% of jobs in biggest layoff since 2022, WSJ reports

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Netflix is cutting approximately 6% of its workforce, or around 1,000 jobs, according to an email sent to employees by co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos on October 14. This marks the company’s largest layoff since 2022 as it navigates a competitive media landscape. The majority of the cuts will affect product, technology, legal, and human-resources teams. Netflix had about 16,000 full-time employees at the end of 2025.
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As of October 14, 2026, Netflix announced a major workforce reduction, cutting approximately 1,000 jobs, or around 6% of its total staff. This marks the company's largest layoffs since 2022 and comes amid intense competition for streaming users from rivals like Paramount Skydance and free platforms such as YouTube and TikTok. The job cuts will primarily affect product, tech, legal, and human resources teams. Despite having over 325 million subscribers worldwide, Netflix has been facing challenges in retaining user engagement and increasing its share price, which fell by 40% in the past year. CEO co-chairmen Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos stated that these measures are necessary to "be disciplined about where we prioritize our people and resources" towards achieving their ambitious mission of entertaining the world.

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Netflix cuts about 6% of jobs in biggest layoff since 2022, WSJ reports Netflix is cutting about 6% of its workforce, or roughly 1,000 jobs, in its biggest round of layoffs since 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported on Oct 14, citing an e-mail sent to employees.
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🔮 The bulk of the job cuts would be in the streaming giant’s product, tech, legal and human-resources teams, the report said, citing the e-mail to employees by co-chief executives Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos on the morning of Oct 14.
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Netflix cuts about 6% of jobs in biggest layoff since 2022, WSJ reports Netflix is cutting about 6% of its workforce, or roughly 1,000 jobs, in its biggest round of layoffs since 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported on Oct 14, citing an e-mail sent to employees. asserted
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The streaming giant’s layoffs come as it faces intense competition for users’ time in a consolidated media market. asserted
it → come → market
The bulk of the job cuts would be in the streaming giant’s product, tech, legal and human-resources teams, the report said, citing the e-mail to employees by co-chief executives Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos on the morning of Oct 14. asserted
report → stream → Oct
Netflix did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment. asserted
Netflix → respond → comment
The company had about 16,000 full-time employees at the end of 2025. asserted
company → have → 2025
The streaming company has been expanding beyond its subscription business, investing in advertising, live programming and gaming to diversify its revenue sources. asserted
company → stream → sources
Netflix lost out to Paramount Skydance in the bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery’s streaming and studio assets earlier in 2026. asserted
Netflix → lose → 2026
Paramount completed its US$110 billion (S$141.44 billion) acquisition of Warner Bros earlier in October to form Skydance, a media giant with a portfolio of leading news and film studios. asserted
Paramount → complete → studios
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