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# Twitter’s first layoff round, via @unusual\_whales — confirmed, and bigger

An Oct 31, 2022 report described a first round of layoffs. By Nov 4, about half of staff were gone.

Published 09 Nov 2026, 09:08 UTC · Leaked on 31 Oct 2022, 12:41 UTC

Leaked on 31 October 2022

![Evidence tray card: Twitter’s first layoff round, via @unusual_whales — confirmed, and bigger](https://leakly.com/assets/og/twitter-layoffs-2022.png)

On Oct 31, 2022, @unusual\_whales posted that Twitter planned to cut a quarter of its workforce in a first round of layoffs, citing The Washington Post.

The Washington Post reported that day that Elon Musk was planning layoffs. On Nov 4, The Verge reported that about half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees were gone.

Confirmed that layoffs happened; the cuts were larger than the post’s figure.

[Confirmed]

## What happened later

Confirmed, larger than reported.

## Sources & captured post

> **unusual\_whales** @unusual\_whales
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> JUST IN: Twitter plans to let go of a quarter of its workforce as part of what is expected to be a first round of layoffs, per Washington Post.
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> 1,085 likes · 98 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 07:12 UTC
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> [View the post on X](https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1587062102459822083) · not in our leaker index

### Original source & corroborating coverage

* [Original X post by @unusual\_whales](https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1587062102459822083)
* [Washington Post — Elon Musk plans Twitter layoffs with new team](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/31/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs/)
* [The Verge — Elon Musk’s Twitter layoffs leave whole teams gutted](https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/4/23439790/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-trust-and-safety-teams-severance)

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