Meta plans to cut about 10% of employees in reality labs business
Published on: Jan. 13, 2026, 7:22 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
The cuts to Reality Labs -- which has roughly 15,000 employees -- could be announced as soon as Tuesday. The layoffs would be a fraction of Meta's total workforce of 78,000, but are set to disproportionately affect those in the metaverse unit who work on virtual reality headsets and a VR-based social network, said the people, who asked not to be identified since they were not authorized to discuss confidential decisions. The cuts could end up affecting more than 10% of the division, one of the people said.
