The Walt Disney Co. has commenced a new round of layoffs, expected to eliminate 1,000 jobs across the company, following a previous cut of 8,000 positions in 2022.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday began layoffs expected to lead to 1,000 job cuts across the company. Disney last went through a round of layoffs soon after Iger returned for a second spell as chief executive office in 2022. The company cut around 8,000 jobs then. As of late 2025, Disney had about 230,000 employees. RELATED STORIES Disney parks chief Josh D’Amaro will take over for Bob Iger as CEO 3 MIN READ 14 D’Amaro, who previously oversaw Disney’s lucrative parks division, has been at the company since 1998. Contraction has recently been a widespread concern in Hollywood. Paramount Skydance has shed 2,000 jobs since the studio was taken over by David Ellison’s company, and Ellison has acknowledged layoffs would follow Paramount’s planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, if the deal wins approval from shareholders and government regulators. Last week, Sony Pictures Entertainment said it would eliminate hundreds of jobs.
