Meta layoffs: Which teams in India were hit hardest in the latest AI-led restructuring?

Meta recently implemented its latest wave of layoffs, cutting around 8,000 jobs globally in one of the company’s biggest restructuring drives tied to artificial intelligence so far. This layoff has affected around 10 per cent of Meta's worldwide force, including in India.

According to sources cited by Storyboard18 and reports by ET, the cuts have impacted parts of Meta’s India operations, including product teams, ad sales, marketing and several individual contributor roles.

Alongside the layoffs, the company is reportedly flattening organisational hierarchies and consolidating teams as it pushes more aggressively towards AI-focused operations and leaner execution models.

Meta layoffs hit India teams

Unlike some of Meta’s earlier restructuring efforts that were concentrated in global business divisions, the latest cuts appear to have spread deeper into the company’s India operations.

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Storyboard18 reports that parts of Meta’s product vertical in India were affected alongside ad sales and marketing functions. The restructuring is also reportedly reducing management layers internally as Meta reorganises teams around faster decision-making and AI-led efficiency.

According to ET, employees received early-morning emails informing them about the layoffs, mirroring the company’s global process. Reports suggest several employees were given little to no warning beforehand, with no individual discussions taking place before notices were sent.

The restructuring reportedly goes beyond workforce reduction. Internal reporting structures are also being redesigned, with teams being consolidated under flatter hierarchies intended to speed up execution and streamline operations.

The changes reflect a wider shift happening across Silicon Valley, where companies are increasingly using AI not only to build products but also to rethink how organisations themselves are structured.

Meta lays off 8,000 employees

Globally, Meta’s latest restructuring reportedly affects nearly 8,000 employees, representing roughly 10 per cent of its workforce.

The company is also believed to be eliminating around 6,000 open positions worldwide while reallocating thousands of employees into AI-focused teams linked to infrastructure, model development and initiatives connected to Meta Superintelligence Labs.

The layoffs come as Meta dramatically increases spending on artificial intelligence. During its first-quarter earnings call earlier this year, the company projected capital expenditure between $125 billion and $145 billion in 2026, with much of the investment directed towards AI chips, computing infrastructure and large-scale data centres.

Meta executives have increasingly suggested that AI may fundamentally reshape staffing needs inside the company. Finance chief Susan Li reportedly told analysts that Meta continues evaluating what the “right workforce structure” should look like in an AI-driven organisation.

Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg has hinted that teams which previously required larger employee counts may eventually function with much leaner structures as AI tools become more deeply integrated into workflows.

The restructuring has reportedly sparked growing concern internally. Discussions on anonymous employee forums suggest increasing anxiety about job security and the company’s AI-led direction. Reports also indicate that more than 1,500 employees signed an internal petition objecting to systems designed to collect employee activity data for AI training purposes.

Meta layoffs: Severance details

According to reports, employees affected by the layoffs in the United States will receive 16 weeks of severance pay, along with an additional two weeks for every year spent at the company. Compensation packages in India and other regions are expected to vary depending on local labour regulations and employment contracts.

Despite the scale of the cuts, Zuckerberg reportedly told employees in an internal memo, first reported by Reuters, that Meta does not currently expect additional company-wide layoffs this year.

“I want to be clear that we do not expect other company-wide layoffs this year,” Zuckerberg reportedly wrote. He also acknowledged employee frustration regarding communication during the restructuring process, saying the company “hasn’t been as clear as we aspire to be”.

Even so, Meta’s broader direction appears increasingly clear. As the company races deeper into AI, it is also reshaping the structure of its workforce, and India is now firmly part of that transition.