Tech companies laid off 1 lakh employees this year:Big firms like TCS, Amazon and Microsoft among major names, AI drives job cuts

Major tech companies in the world are conducting large-scale layoffs in 2025. According to the Layoffs.fyi website, 218 companies have laid off more than 112,000 employees so far this year. Large tech companies like TCS, Microsoft, Amazon are leading in layoffs. Companies say these layoffs are being done due to AI technology, slow economy and cost cutting. Intel, Microsoft and Amazon laid off the most employees Microsoft lost 9,000 jobs: Microsoft laid off 9,000 employees this year, which is 4% of its total workforce. This step was taken to increase AI and cloud investment. According to the company, investment in new tech trends is necessary, so cuts in some departments are required. Employees laid off from other companies too