Zomato Layoffs

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4
Layoff rounds
1,220
Employees laid off
Series J
Funding stage
$914M
Total raised

Zomato has 4 publicly reported layoff rounds on record between May 15, 2020 and April 1, 2025. A total of about 1,220 employees were affected across these rounds.

Layoff history

April 1, 2025
Zomato cut 600 employees
600 laid off Location Gurugram

Food delivery giant Zomato cut approximately 600 customer support employees around April 1, 2025, citing a combination of performance issues, attendance problems, and the growing automation of support functions through AI. Most of the affected workers had been hired less than a year earlier under the company's ZAAP (Zomato Associate Accelerator Program) and did not receive contract renewals. Terminations were abrupt: Slack accounts were deactivated within minutes of notification, with no warning period given. One dismissed worker said, "They are being inhumane in this scenario, no warnings, no nothing, boom Slack deactivated, account taken down within minutes." The layoffs came as Zomato faced slowing food delivery growth and intensifying quick commerce competition, with Blinkit's adjusted EBITDA loss surging 13x to INR 103 crore in Q3 FY25 and Bank of America downgrading the stock to Neutral. Affected employees received one month's salary as compensation.

Reason: AI automation of support functions, performance and attendance issues

Source: inc42.com

November 19, 2022
Zomato cut 100 employees (4% of staff)
100 laid off 4% of workforce Location Gurugram

Zomato disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Gurugram operations in November 19, 2022. Approximately 100 roles were eliminated.

Source: businesstoday.in

October 20, 2020
Zomato cut staff
Location Jakarta

Zomato disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Jakarta operations in October 20, 2020.

Source: dailysocial.id

May 15, 2020
Zomato cut 520 employees (13% of staff)
520 laid off 13% of workforce Location Gurugram

Zomato disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Gurugram operations in May 15, 2020. Approximately 520 roles were eliminated.

Source: layoffs.fyi

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