Between Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta, the total number of layoffs amount to 51,000 jobs with Amazon accounting for the largest chunk of 18,000 job cuts. While Google let go of 12,000 people, Microsoft cut 10,000 jobs while Meta gave out pink slips to 11,000 of its staff. Twitter let go of 3,700 people as part of Elon Musk's reorganization plans for the company.