About 9% of staff, around 1,100 jobs, to be cut to simplify operations
Source-backed update · Confirmed reduction · eBay
EventLayoffs of about 9% of staff reported by Reuters from a CEO memo and confirmed by eBay on October 21, 2026
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Reuters (via WBOW) · Oct 21, 2026Supports: Reports CEO Jamie Iannone's memo cutting about 9% of the workforce, around 1,100 jobs based on 12,300 employees at the end of last year, with affected staff told in the coming days; an eBay spokesperson confirmed the layoffs.Open the sourceReuters (via Investing.com) · Oct 21, 2026Supports: Same Reuters report: about 9% of the workforce, to simplify operations and shift resources to fastest-growing areas, confirmed by an eBay spokesperson; follows about 800 cuts in February.Open the sourceValue Added Resource · Oct 21, 2026Supports: Quotes the memo: 'we have made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce by approximately 9%', with affected employees to be notified in the coming days.Open the source
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Neither eBay nor the memo gives an exact number of roles, the teams or locations affected, or effective dates; the 1,100 figure is Reuters' estimate from eBay's year-end headcount.
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