Twitter Lost 80% Workforce Under Elon Musk: Report

Twitter Lost 80% Workforce Since Musk’s Takeover

January 21, 2023 Story: Mohd Javed

Twitter has lost 80% of its workforce since Elon Musk take over the microblogging site, CNBC reported.

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Twitter had about 7500 employees before Musk's take over in late October.

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This number has gone down to approximately 1,300 active employees, the company’s internal data showed.

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Around 75 of the company’s 1,300 employees are on leave including about 40 engineers.

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According to internal records viewed by CNBC, Twitter now has fewer than 550 full-time engineers including fewer than 20 full-time employees.

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The company also has around 1,400 non-working employees who are still being paid.

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Musk has changed the company's several policies related to content moderation and privacy policies.

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