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Is Snap laying off workers?

Yes. Snap filed 3 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 415 jobs. The most recent was filed Apr 15, 2026 for Santa Monica, California, effective Apr 16, 2026. Across every year on record since 2018: 9 notices covering 742 jobs.

742 roles affected across 9 filings in 2 states.

Canary status: CallingEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
1 SEC restructuring disclosure (8-K Item 2.05) · heavy executive turnover (4 SEC leadership-change filings)
CanaryWhistle's own assessment, computed from the public filings listed on this page. It is a read of hiring and workforce activity, not a statement about Snap's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 2 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
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Filing history

Snap has filed 9 WARN notices between 2018 and 2026, cutting 742 jobs in total. Activity picked back up in the last 12 months (415 jobs) after a quiet prior year.

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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES

Material corporate events on record for Snap, beyond the WARN notice, that fill in the wider story of a company under pressure. Each links to its official source. No other layoff tracker connects these.

Sep 8, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-09-08 by Snap Inc (SNAP).SEC filing →
May 20, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-05-20 by Snap Inc (SNAP).SEC filing →
Apr 20, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-04-20 by Snap Inc (SNAP).SEC filing →
Apr 15, 2026RestructuringSEC Form 8-K, Item 2.05, filed 2026-04-15 by Snap Inc (SNAP).SEC filing →
Dec 8, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-12-08 by Snap Inc (SNAP).SEC filing →
Sep 4, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-09-04 by Snap Inc (SNAP).SEC filing →
Aug 5, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-08-05 by Snap Inc (SNAP).SEC filing →
Sep 13, 2024Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2024-09-13 by Snap Inc (SNAP).SEC filing →

Every filing

Santa Monica, California
Filed Apr 15, 2026 (6mo ago) · Effective Apr 16, 2026 · official filing →
247
Layoff
Palo Alto, California
Filed Apr 15, 2026 (6mo ago) · Effective Apr 16, 2026 · official filing →
73
Layoff
Bellevue, Washington
Filed Apr 15, 2026 (6mo ago) · Effective · · official filing →
95
Layoff
Santa Monica, California
Filed Feb 5, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective Feb 6, 2024 · official filing →
122
Layoff
Palo Alto, California
Filed Feb 5, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective Feb 6, 2024 · official filing →
52
Layoff
Venice, California
Filed Mar 29, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Apr 2, 2018 · official filing →
35
Layoff
Santa Monica, California
Filed Mar 29, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Apr 2, 2018 · official filing →
26
Layoff
Santa Monica, California
Filed Mar 8, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Mar 14, 2018 · official filing →
30
Layoff
Venice, California
Filed Mar 8, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Mar 14, 2018 · official filing →
62
Layoff

Questions

Is Snap laying off employees?

Yes. Snap filed 3 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 415 jobs. The most recent was filed Apr 15, 2026 for Santa Monica, California, effective Apr 16, 2026. Across every year on record since 2018: 9 notices covering 742 jobs.

How many jobs is Snap cutting?

415 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 742 jobs across all 9 official WARN filings on record since 2018, in 2 states.

When do the Snap layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Apr 16, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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