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- Aug 4, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Zillow Lays Off Just Over 500 Employees
- On 4 August 2026 CEO Jeremy Wacksman announced organisational changes that "will result in just over 500 employees leaving the company"[1], about 7% of a workforce of 7,058[3][4].
- Wacksman wrote that the changes are "about ensuring we have a disciplined cost structure and getting more efficient, with the right people in the right positions" and that "continuing to grow at scale requires us to work differently"[1]; Zillow told reporters the cuts were not driven by AI[4][5].
- A Washington WARN notice covers 91 jobs at the 1301 Second Avenue headquarters and remote staff in the state, heavy on senior, product and engineering roles; they were notified on 4 August and leave on 5 October[3].
- The next day's shareholder letter said Zillow had "restructured parts of our organization and eliminated some roles" to "move faster and operate more efficiently with a more sustainable cost structure"[2].
- It follows about 200 performance-related cuts in January[4][5]; revenue had been growing about 18% a year even as the shares fell more than 47% in 2026 before the cut[4][5].
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- [1]90%zillow.com/news/how-were-organizing-for-the-path-aheadzillow.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Aug 4, 2026 ✓· 23% of score
Jeremy Wacksman's post, "Written by Jeremy Wacksman on August 4, 2026", says "Today, Zillow announced organizational changes that will result in just over 500 employees leaving the company."
- [2]90%Zillow Group Q2 2026 shareholder lettersec.gov· Published Aug 5, 2026· 19% of score
Zillow's[1] own shareholder letter, filed with its 8-K the day after the cut: "yesterday we restructured parts of our organization and eliminated some roles".
- [3]85%Zillow layoffs hit 91 jobs in Washington state, with senior roles bearing the bruntgeekwire.com· Published Aug 5, 2026· 19% of score
GeekWire[4] reads Zillow's[1] Washington WARN notice: 91 jobs, notified 4 August, terminations effective 5 October, mostly senior roles.
- [4]88%Zillow cuts more than 500 jobs in its largest layoff of the yeargeekwire.com· Published Aug 4, 2026· 19% of score
GeekWire[3] reports more than 500 layoffs on Tuesday 4 August, about 7% of the workforce, the second and largest round of 2026, quoting Wacksman's post.
- [5]80%Zillow cuts 500+ roles ahead of Q2 earnings releaserealestatenews.com· Published Aug 4, 2026· 19% of score
Real Estate News reports the "just over 500" layoffs announced 4 August, the January cut of about 200, and the stock's 47% fall this year.
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