PayPal
4,760 roles, by WSJ's estimate
- Reported: not announced by PayPal
- Global
- Period: two to three years
- 20% of staff · according to the Wall Street Journal
- AI cited by the Wall Street Journal
- No further reports
Reported: PayPal is planning to cut 20% of its staff over two to three years, according to the Wall Street Journal (5 May 2026). That is 4,760 roles, by WSJ's estimate. PayPal has not confirmed it. Impact on Australian roles not confirmed.
Summary
Reported: PayPal is planning to cut 20% of its staff over two to three years, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing a person familiar with the matter. That is 4,760 roles, by WSJ's estimate (20% of the 23,800 employees PayPal reported at the end of 2025). PayPal has not confirmed it. Impact on Australian roles not confirmed.
Headcount
Australian and worldwide figures are kept separate. We never add reports together or average them.
Location:Global
20% of staff, according to the Wall Street Journal. This is the source's own figure, not our calculation.
Departments
Only where a source gives numbers. Teams under 5 roles are grouped as Other.
Reports
1 report, newest first. Each figure is what that source said.
- Reported: not announced by the organisationWall Street Journal4,760 worldwide, by WSJ's estimate
Locations
Global