Microsoft Lays Off About 4,800 Across Xbox and Commercial Sales
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterAmy Coleman's memo, posted on the Official Microsoft[1] Blog on Jul 6, 2026, says "Today we are eliminating around 4,800 roles, about 2.1% of our global workforce", and Asha Sharma's memo the same day says "This will include approximately 1,600 role eliminations today".
Microsoft eliminated around 4,800 roles, about 2.1% of its workforce, mostly in Xbox and its commercial business; Xbox cut 1,600 that day on the way to about 3,200 through fiscal 2027 and let four studios go to new management.