Exclusive-Meta CEO tells employees he does not expect more company-wide layoffs this year

Katie Paul

Wed, May 20, 2026 at 11:48 AM EDT 1 min read

By Katie Paul

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees in an internal memo on ‌Wednesday that he does not expect more company-wide layoffs ‌this year, according to a copy of the memo seen by Reuters.

He made ​the announcement on the same day the Facebook owner carried out a massive restructuring of the company, laying off 10% of its workforce globally and transferring 7,000 other employees to new initiatives ‌related to AI workflows.

"I ⁠want to be clear that we do not expect other company-wide layoffs this year. I also ⁠want to acknowledge that we haven't been as clear as we aspire to be in our communication, and that's one area ​I want ​to make sure we improve," ​he said in the memo.

Employees ‌left comments on his post quoting the words "company-wide" and "expect."

"Things sometimes go 'unexpectedly,'" one person wrote.

A Meta spokesperson declined to comment on the update.

The changes are part of a far-reaching overhaul taking place at Meta this year, as the company surges its AI investments in ‌a bid to center AI agents ​in both its product offerings and ​its approach to work ​internally.

In total, the layoffs and transfers announced this ‌week are hitting about 20% of ​the company's workforce. ​Some of the transfers have already happened, while in other cases employees are being notified on Wednesday.

Reuters previously reported ​that Meta was ‌planning additional deep cuts for later this year.

(Reporting by ​Katie Paul in New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, ​Franklin Paul and Nia Williams)