{"id":1965031,"date":"2026-05-31T15:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T12:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1965031"},"modified":"2026-05-31T15:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T12:32:52","slug":"wix-cuts-1000-employees-in-latest-ai-fueled-layoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1965031","title":{"rendered":"Wix cuts 1,000 employees in latest AI-fueled layoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/07HAnEKIEs2C0LAHq5K4d4C\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1780240531.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl\" data-seamless-content data-seamless-title=\"Wix cuts 1,000 employees in latest AI-fueled layoff\" data-seamless-slug=\"wix-cuts-1000-employees-in-latest-ai-fueled-layoff\" data-seamless-canonical-url=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/wix-cuts-1000-employees-in-latest-ai-fueled-layoff\" data-seamless-analytics=\"{&quot;page_view_type&quot;:&quot;Standard&quot;,&quot;is_seamless_page&quot;:true,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;content_type&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;split_test_identifier&quot;:null,&quot;split_test_variant&quot;:null,&quot;object_uuid&quot;:&quot;07HAnEKIEs2C0LAHq5K4d4C&quot;,&quot;object_type&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Wix cuts 1,000 employees in latest AI-fueled layoff&quot;,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/wix-cuts-1000-employees-in-latest-ai-fueled-layoff&quot;,&quot;full_published_date&quot;:&quot;05\/31\/2026&quot;,&quot;original_published_date&quot;:&quot;05\/31\/2026&quot;,&quot;channel_name&quot;:&quot;Tech&quot;,&quot;focus_keyword&quot;:&quot;wix layoffs&quot;,&quot;story_flags&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content_source_name&quot;:&quot;Internal&quot;,&quot;video_show_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content_source_type&quot;:&quot;Internal&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;Anna Iovine&quot;,&quot;day_published&quot;:31,&quot;month_published&quot;:5,&quot;year_published&quot;:2026,&quot;days_since_updated&quot;:0,&quot;weeks_since_updated&quot;:0,&quot;days_since_originally_published&quot;:0,&quot;weeks_since_originally_published&quot;:0,&quot;categories&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sections&quot;:&quot;Tech&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;:&quot;apps-software&quot;,&quot;post_lead_type&quot;:&quot;Alt Image Lead&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl lg:px-8 lg:mx-auto\">\n<header class=\" max-w-7xl z-10 px-4 mt-8 text-primary-400 font-sans mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap subtitle-2 \">\n<div class=\"max-w-3xl\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"text-gray-700 subtitle-2 text-uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Home page\">Home<\/a><span class=\"ml-1\">&gt;<\/span><a class=\"ml-1 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Tech category\">Tech<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"mt-4 header-100 leading-tight max-w-5xl \">Wix cuts 1,000 employees in latest AI-fueled layoff<\/h1>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-tight md:leading-normal text-xl max-w-4xl \">The cofounder and CEO shared an internal memo on X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full relative z-10 items-center subtitle-2 mt-8 text-left md:flex md:flex-wrap md:items-center md:space-x-8 \">\n<div class=\"flex relative\">\n                                        \u00a0By\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-block md:relative\" aria-describedby=\"flyout\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/anna-iovine\" class=\"underline-link\">Anna Iovine<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"absolute left-0 z-top mt-2 md:left-auto md:top-[calc(100%_+_16px)] md:-mt-2\" id=\"flyout\" role=\"tooltip\" aria-label=\"Author Bio Flyout\">\n<div class=\"w-96 max-w-[calc(100vw_-_42px)] bg-white px-4 py-6 md:max-w-[calc(100vw_-_32px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center md:flex-row md:mb-2 md:space-x-8\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center space-y-4 text-center md:flex-row md:justify-start md:space-y-0 md:space-x-3 md:text-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-14 h-14 rounded-full border border-gray-300\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/authors\/031XfQViFa19eBzOgOJOaiP\/image.fill.size_1774x1974.v1673288127.jpg\" alt=\"anna iovine, a white woman with curly chin-length brown hair, smiles at the camera\" width=\"1774\" height=\"1974\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col space-y-1\">\n<div class=\"text-2xl font-semibold leading-tight\">Anna Iovine<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-lg !mt-0\">Associate Editor, Features<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-2 mb-2 font-normal md:mt-0 line-clamp-7\">\n                Anna Iovine is the associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/annaroseiovine.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Bluesky<\/a>.\n            <\/div>\n<p><a class=\"text-[.875rem] !text-secondary-300 underline\" data-module=\"author-byline\" data-item=\"author-list\" data-element=\"author-name\" data-position=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/anna-iovine\" aria-label=\"&apos;s Full Author Bio\">Read Full Bio<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                            \u00a0on\u00a0<time datetime=\"Sun, 31 May 2026 15:32:52 +0000\">May 31, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-initial content-start mt-4 text-base md:mt-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Ftech%2Fwix-cuts-1000-employees-in-latest-ai-fueled-layoff\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"facebook\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Facebook Share\" class=\"pr-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Ftech%2Fwix-cuts-1000-employees-in-latest-ai-fueled-layoff&amp;text=Wix+cuts+1%2C000+employees+in+latest+AI-fueled+layoff\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"2\" data-ga-label=\"twitter\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Twitter Share\" class=\"px-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Ftech%2Fwix-cuts-1000-employees-in-latest-ai-fueled-layoff&amp;title=Wix+cuts+1%2C000+employees+in+latest+AI-fueled+layoff\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"3\" data-ga-label=\"flipboard\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Flipboard Share\" class=\"px-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Flipboard<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl lg:px-8 lg:mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"max-w-7xl px-4 mt-10 text-primary-400 font-sans mx-auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/07HAnEKIEs2C0LAHq5K4d4C\/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1780240531.jpg\" alt=\"wix.com logo\" width=\"1248\" height=\"702\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-none text-left\"><span class=\"font-sans text-gray-600 subtitle-2\">Credit: PJ McDonnell \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"px-4 mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<hr class=\"mt-12 border-gray-100 border-top\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"article\" data-autopogo class=\"mt-8 font-serif editor-content\">\n<p>Website builder <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/uk\/deals\/wix-vs-squarespace-vs-wordpress-uk\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Wix<\/a> has laid off 20 percent of its staff, amounting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/world-at-work\/israeli-website-creator-wixcom-cuts-1000-jobs-due-strong-shekel-growth-ai-2026-05-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">1,000 employees<\/a>, Reuters and others have reported.<\/p>\n<p>On May 28, Wix cofounder and CEO Avishai Abrahami shared his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Avishai_ab\/status\/2059909925615047003\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">internal message to the Wix team on X<\/a>, stating that the reasons behind the layoff are the strengthening of the Israeli shekel against the U.S. dollar (Wix is an Israeli company) and the &#8220;fast evolution of AI capabilities.&#8221; <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sharing here the message I just sent to the whole Wix team:<\/p>\n<p>Today is a sad day for me. We have made a very hard decision.<\/p>\n<p>We are reducing the Wix team size by roughly 20%. It is one of the hardest decisions I have had to make, but I am confident it is the right one, and I will\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Avishai Abrahami (@Avishai_ab) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Avishai_ab\/status\/2059909925615047003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the majority of our teams are Israel-based, a very meaningful portion of our costs are shekel-denominated, while our revenue is largely dollar-denominated,&#8221; Abrahami wrote of the former. &#8220;This creates a structural pressure on our ability to operate at our current scale. 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