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Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, marking its biggest round of job cuts in years

Headline from KXAN Austin, from the development of Oct 14, 2026

Newest development Oct 15, 2026 · 2 reportsNetflix laid off 4 TV directors as part of cuts to about 1,000 jobs

Netflix's product, tech, legal and human resources teams would be the most impacted, according to a memo from co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos.

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    Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, marking its biggest round of job cuts in years

    Headline from KXAN Austin ·

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    Netflix laid off 4 TV directors as part of cuts to about 1,000 jobs

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Netflix to Cut 1,000 Jobs, 6% of Workforce (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Netflix is reportedly planning its largest layoffs since 2022, with reports estimating cuts of roughly 5% to 6% of its workforce—about 800 to 1,000 jobs—as the company seeks to improve growth. Netflix has not confirmed the reports, which come ahead of its third-quarter earnings report.

  2. Just the News

    Streaming titan Netflix to cut 6% of staff worldwide as it wrestles with slowing growth (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The layoffs were announced in an email to employees on Wednesday from Co-Chief Executives Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos, which stated that most of the cuts would be to the platform's product, tech, legal and human-resources teams.

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Report: Netflix to lay off about 1,000 workers in largest job cuts to date (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, California.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Netflix to cut about 6% of worldwide staff (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Netflix logo is seen on the roof of an office building in Los Angeles on May 29, 2026.

  5. Adweek

    Netflix Confirms It’s Laying Off 6% of Staff (opens Adweek)

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    Adweek's feed description

    Netflix is cutting around 1,000 jobs.

  6. Variety

    Netflix Lays Off 6% of Employees, Elimination About 1,000 Jobs in Biggest Cutbacks to Date (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Netflix is swinging the axe — laying off around 1,000 employees, representing 6% of its workforce, in what is its biggest layoff to date. Most of the layoffs will affect workers in Netflix’s product, technology, legal and HR teams, co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters wrote in an email to employees …

  7. Bloomberg

    Netflix to Cut 6% of Global Staff, About 1,000 Jobs, WSJ Says (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Netflix Inc. is cutting 6% of its global staff, or about 1,000 positions, as the streaming company is struggling with slowing growth, the Wall Street Journal reported.

  8. Insider

    Netflix is cutting about 1,000 staffers in its biggest round of layoffs in years (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Netflix is cutting about 1,000 employees in the face of slowing engagement growth and a stagnant stock price.

  9. Deadline

    Netflix Layoffs Underway, Streamer Eliminating About 1,000 Jobs, 6% Of Its Workforce (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Netflix has initiated a major round of layoffs today, cutting about 6% of its global staff or some 1,000 jobs for its biggest round of job cuts in four years. The product, tech, legal and HR teams are among the most impacted by the cuts, which have been expected as the company faces slower growth [……

  10. Quartz

    Netflix is cutting about 6% of its workforce in biggest layoffs since 2022 (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The streaming company's co-CEOs said the bulk of the cuts will fall on product, tech, legal, and human resources teams

  11. Forbes

    Netflix Cuts 1,000 Jobs After Earlier Layoff Warnings (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The bulk of the cuts will affect the product, technology, legal, and human resources teams. It is the first major round of layoffs at the streamer since 2022

  12. The Hollywood Reporter

    Netflix Lays Off Around 1,000 Employees In Largest Cuts Since 2022 (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The cuts represent about 6 percent of the streamer's workforce as it seeks a reset in its business.

  13. New York Post

    Netflix fires 1,000 workers as it struggles to keep audiences watching: report (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Netflix is reportedly laying off 1,000 workers – the streaming giant’s biggest cuts since 2022.

  14. Financial Times

    Netflix to cut 1,000 jobs as growth concerns mount (opens Financial Times)

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    Financial Times's feed description

    Streaming group faces pressure to boost viewer engagement after shares fall more than 40% in a year

  15. Forbes

    Netflix Cuts 1,000 Jobs In Biggest Layoffs Since 2022 (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The streamer will cut 6% of its 16,000-employee workforce amid slowing subscriber growth and customer engagement.

  16. Tech Startups

    Netflix lays off nearly 1,000 employees, cuts 6% of workforce as CEO admits growth is slower than expected (opens Tech Startups)

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    Tech Startups's feed description

    Netflix is laying off nearly 1,000 employees, or roughly 6% of its workforce, in one of the streaming giant’s latest rounds of job cuts. The layoffs come just days before the company reports quarterly earnings and weeks after co-CEO Ted […] The post Netflix lays off nearly 1,000 employees, cuts 6% o…

  17. CBS News

    Netflix is cutting 6% of its workforce as its revenue growth slows (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The layoffs will affect the company's product, tech, legal and HR teams, Netflix leaders said in a memo to employees.

  18. The Guardian

    Netflix to lay off about 1,000 employees in biggest cuts since 2022 (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Streaming company faces ⁠tough competition for viewers and engagement ⁠from legacy rivals ​and YouTube Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, ⁠or roughly 1,000 employees, in its biggest cuts since 2022, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, as the streaming pioneer faces ⁠tough competit…

  19. Latin Times

    Netflix Cuts Nearly 1,000 Jobs: What Happens to Its Billion-Dollar Plans in Productions in Spanish and Portuguese? (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Netflix is eliminating nearly 1,000 jobs worldwide, a restructuring that raises questions about the streaming giant's entertainment strategy, including its growing investment in Spanish-language productions and its operations in Latin America and Spain.

  20. FOX Business

    Netflix reportedly cutting about 1,000 jobs in largest round of layoffs since 2022 (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Netflix reportedly plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs across several departments in its biggest layoffs since 2022, days before its third-quarter earnings report.

  21. Insider

    Netflix has a problem layoffs can't solve (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Netflix's big worry isn't other streamers like HBO, but mega tech platforms like YouTube and TikTok.

  22. KOB 4

    Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, in biggest round of job cuts at streaming giant in years (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Netflix plans to lay off about 6% of its workforce as part of wider organizational changes. Co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos announced the cuts in a memo to employees on Wednesday. They said the company's product, tech, legal, and human resources teams would be most impacted.

  23. Investor's Business Daily

    Netflix Stock Sinks On Job Cuts, Subscriber Churn Data (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    Investor's Business Daily's feed description

    Netflix stock fell as investors reacted to the company’s larger-than-expected job cuts and a report showing heavy subscriber churn in the U.S.

  24. KXAN Austin

    Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, marking its biggest round of job cuts in years (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    Netflix's product, tech, legal and human resources teams would be the most impacted, according to a memo from co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos.

  25. Engadget

    Netflix to lay off roughly 1,000 employees in biggest round of job cuts since 2022 (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    That's about 6 percent of its current workforce.

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