Spotify to lay off 17 percent of its workforce, at least 1,500 people

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    "url": "https://mashable.com/article/spotify-layoffs",
    "title": "Spotify to lay off 17 percent of its workforce, at least 1,500 people - Mashable",
    "excerpt": "Spotify is set to cut around 17 percent of its workforce, which amounts to laying off at least 1,500 people , in the latest of multiple rounds from the company in 2023. Just days after Spotify's biggest publicity push with its year-end Wrapped , founder and CEO Daniel Ek shared news of \"organizational changes\" with employees and publicly in a blog post on Monday, writing \"being lean is not just an option but a necessity.\" \"To align Spotify with our future goals and ensure we are right-sized for the challenges ahead, I have made the difficult decision to reduce our total headcount by approximately 17 percent across the company,\" Ek wrote. \"The decision to reduce our team size is a hard but crucial step towards forging a stronger, more efficient Spotify for the future. But it also highlights that we need to change how we work,\" he added later in the post. Notably, Spotify's layoffs come just over a month since the company's positive earnings report for Q3 , in which Spotify reported its total revenue grew 11 percent year-on-year to €3.4 billion, exceeding guidance, with a gross margin finishing above guidance at 26.4 percent, and a return to profitability, and an operating income of €32 million for the quarter. In other words, the company is doing well, financially. \"I realize that for many, a reduction of this size will feel surprisingly large given the recent positive earnings...",
    "summary": "Spotify is set to lay off approximately 17% of its workforce, which amounts to at least 1,500 employees, to reduce operational costs.",
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