Uber to lay off 3,300 employees in major restructuring

Uber Technologies announced on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, that it is laying off approximately 3,300 employees, representing about 10% of its global workforce, in a major restructuring aimed at streamlining operations and investing in future growth. The cuts, the company's largest since the COVID-19 pandemic, will reduce Uber's headcount from roughly 34,000 to just under 30,000 employees. In a memo to staff, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi explained that while Uber's revenue has nearly tripled over the past five years, that rapid expansion has created organizational complexity. "That growth has also brought complexity more layers, more coordination, more fragmented ownership, and in some cases structures that made sense when businesses were smaller but no longer serve us well at our current scale," he wrote. The restructuring is designed to make Uber "simpler and faster" and create capacity to invest in core businesses and autonomous vehicle technology. The layoffs primarily target management and coordination roles. Uber said it is reducing the number of managers by 20%, with some transitioning to individual contributor positions.