Spotify

Media
Sweden3 layoff rounds tracked
3,015

Total Jobs Cut

March 2026

Most Recent

1,500

Largest Single Layoff

No

AI Cited

Layoff Timeline

March 2026

15 jobs cut

Reason: Laying off 15 staffers in podcast division including The Ringer

Source: Variety

January 2025

1,500 jobs cut(17% of workforce)

Reason: Profitability push and podcast division cuts

Source: Bloomberg

December 2023

1,500 jobs cut(17% of workforce)

Reason: Third round of cuts in 2023; profitability push

Source: Layoffs.fyi

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Sources

Variety

Laying off 15 staffers in podcast division including The Ringer

Bloomberg

Profitability push and podcast division cuts

Layoffs.fyi

Third round of cuts in 2023; profitability push

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