Pinterest Layoffs 2026: The impact of AI is now clearly visible in the tech industry. Pinterest, a social media platform used worldwide, is now going to make a major change in its business model, which will directly affect the employees working in the company. The company has decided on large-scale layoffs and has also talked about reducing office space.
Pinterest Layoffs 2026: The increasing influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a new problem for the tech world and presenting a new reality. While on one hand, AI is opening new avenues of innovation, on the other hand, it is becoming the ‘death knell’ for jobs. In this context, the social media giant Pinterest has also made a surprising decision, announcing a massive 15 percent reduction in its workforce.
Pinterest has surprised everyone by deciding to cut its workforce by a massive 15 percent. The company has announced that it is laying off approximately 700 to 800 employees. This is considered to be the largest layoff in Pinterest’s history.
# Focus on AI is the main reason
According to the company, this step is part of a transformation initiative. Pinterest now wants to focus all its attention and resources on AI. The company believes that this change will allow it to remain strong in the world of social media and digital advertising.
# Who will be affected?
According to Pinterest’s Chief Legal Officer, Vanji Walcott, this layoff process will be completed by the end of September. The good news is that these layoffs will not significantly affect the product engineering or creative teams; most of the cuts will be in corporate and support roles. The company will invest the saved money in hiring AI experts and developing new technologies.
# Offices will also be reduced
Not only layoffs, but Pinterest will also be reducing its office space. The company is now promoting a hybrid work model and closing or downsizing its leased offices.
# Pinterest is not alone
For your information, the wave of layoffs in the tech world shows no sign of slowing down. Besides Pinterest, Amazon recently announced 16,000 job cuts. Amazon is also reducing its traditional hiring and reallocating resources to strategic areas such as AI.
