Tech firms' laid off hundreds of employees to cope with the global economic meltdown

Twitter - In October, Elon Musk took over Twitter and subsequently laid off nearly half of the company’s 7,000 workforce

Xiaomi - China’s smartphone maker plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce amid Covid lockdowns in China

Meta - Facebook-parent laid off nearly 13 per cent of its total workforce, totaling over 11,000 employees

Amazon - E-commerce giant is reportedly plans to lay off nearly 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs

Intel - The US chipmaker is planning a major reduction in headcount, which could see cuts affecting about 20 per cent workforce

Swiggy - Swiggy laid off up to 5 per cent of its workforce, about 250 employees in December

Zomato - food delivery startup laid off under 3 per cent of its staff in a regular performance-based churn

Byju's - Byju's has reportedly laid off nearly 4,000 employees

OYO - IPO-bound travel tech firm in December downsized about 10 per cent of its workforce by cutting 600 jobs