Microsoft Layoff October 2025. The cuts represent roughly a 9 percent reduction at activision blizzard. Still, the october number was less than 10% of the january peak.

Despite these cuts, ceo satya nadella’s total compensation rose to $79.1. Layoffs in the tech industry continued into the second half of 2025, with numerous prominent companies cutting around 100,000 jobs as part of their restructuring plans.