SAP Layoffs

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Layoff rounds

11,000

Employees laid off

Post-IPO

Funding stage

$1.3B

Total raised

SAP $184.77 ▼ 1.27%

close June 5, 2026

SAP has 2 publicly reported layoff rounds on record between January 26, 2023 and January 23, 2024. A total of about 11,000 employees were affected across these rounds.

Layoff history

January 23, 2024

SAP cut 8,000 employees (7% of staff)

8,000 laid off 7% of workforce Location Walldorf SAP +0.1% that day, +6.87% next day

German software group SAP unveiled a restructuring in January 2024 that affected about 8,000 roles, shifting resources toward AI-driven business areas. The company said most of the impact would come through voluntary departures and internal retraining rather than outright layoffs. SAP expected to end the year with roughly stable overall headcount as it rehired into AI-focused positions. The program carried a charge of around two billion euros.

Reason: Restructuring toward AI, mostly through voluntary departures and reskilling

Source: cnbc.com

January 26, 2023

SAP cut 3,000 employees (3% of staff)

3,000 laid off 3% of workforce Location Walldorf SAP -1.77% that day, -0.78% next day

SAP disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Walldorf operations in January 26, 2023. Approximately 3,000 roles were eliminated.

Source: cnbc.com

Data for SAP is compiled from public WARN Act filings and reporting linked above. See our methodology.