Microsoft
4,800 roles worldwideTechnology · Updated
- Unofficial: media report
- Australia + Global
- about 2% of staff · according to ABC News
- +2 more reports
Unofficial. Global: 4,800 roles worldwide, according to ABC News, 7 Jul 2026 (+2 more reports). Australian roles affected, number not stated, according to ABC News.
Summary
Global: about 4,800 roles worldwide (about 2% of staff), according to Reuters. ABC News understands some Australian roles are affected; Microsoft has not said how many. Microsoft says the roles are not being replaced by AI.
Headcount
Australian and worldwide figures are kept separate. We never add reports together or average them.
Australian roles
Affected, number not stated
According to ABC News
Worldwide roles
4,800
roles worldwide, according to ABC News
Location:Global
About 2% of staff, according to ABC News. 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.
Breakdown not stated in reports.
Reports
3 reports, newest first. Each figure is what that source said.
- Unofficial: media reportABC News4,800 worldwide
- OfficialMicrosoftNo number
- Unofficial: media reportReuters4,800 worldwide
Locations
Global
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