Netflix to lay off 1,000 staff in steepest cuts since 2022

October 14, 2026 · 2:55 pm 5 sources

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• Netflix to lay off 1,000 staff in steepest cuts since 2022
  BBC News · October 14, 2026 15:51
  The cuts equate to around 6% of the streaming giant's total workforce worldwide.
• Netflix, Facing Slowing Growth, Cuts 6% of Its Work Force
  The New York Times · October 14, 2026 15:56
  The streamer’s share price is down more than 40 percent over the last year as the company has struggled with stalling engagement.

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• Netflix to lay off 1,000 staff amid intensifying competition for user attention
  TechCrunch · October 14, 2026 14:55
  Netflix said most of the cuts would affect its product, tech, legal, and human resources departments.
• Netflix is laying off around 1,000 employees
  The Verge · October 14, 2026 15:12
  Following a report last week that Netflix was planning to lay off five percent of the company, today the streamer's co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters announced in an email that it would actually be laying off six percent of its workforce, or around 1,000 employees, according to Variety, which…
• Netflix to lay off roughly 1,000 employees in biggest round of job cuts since 2022
  Engadget · October 14, 2026 16:36
  That's about 6 percent of its current workforce.