Wix AI layoffs

Timeline

1. May 28, 2026−1,000 cut
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   About 20% of workforce - the largest layoff in company history. AI cited as one of two drivers alongside the strengthening Israeli shekel, which inflated dollar-term labor costs; company introducing AI-native roles like 'xEngineer' and 'Creators'.

   CEO Avishai Abrahami called it 'the most significant shift in how companies are built since the invention of modern programming languages in the 1970s', moving to a flatter structure built around AI-native workflows.

   Sources:

   • The Next Web: Wix cuts 20% of workforce in AI and currency restructuring
   • CNBC: AI part of another tech layoff as Wix CEO announces 20% workforce cut
   • Calcalist Tech: Wix to cut 1,000 jobs in largest layoff round in company history

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