Uber cuts over 3,000 jobs worldwide - Company directs savings towards robo-taxi and innovation
Uber has announced the cutting of about 3,300 jobs, or roughly 10% of its global workforce, in the largest staff reduction since the pandemic.
The company aims to simplify its structure, reducing management levels, merging teams and eliminating duplicate roles. According to the company, a simpler organization will enable faster decision-making and more focus on product development.
Uber had about 34,000 employees at the end of 2025. The company said the number of management positions will be reduced by about 20%, while some managers will move to other roles instead of leaving.
The savings generated by the cuts will be directed towards expanding core businesses and investing in technology, particularly in autonomous services and robo-taxis. Uber is facing competition in this sector from companies such as Waymo and Tesla.
At the same time, the company is also reorganizing its distribution business, merging teams that handle restaurants, retail, and deliveries. According to Uber, the separate structures had created overlaps and slower processes.
The cuts only affect Uber employees, not drivers and couriers, who are generally treated as independent contractors.
The restructuring doesn't stop at staff. Uber plans to concentrate a larger portion of its workforce in a smaller number of offices, with New York and San Francisco as its main global hubs.
Most employees who work entirely remotely will have to return to the office. The company aims for only about 1% of staff to continue working entirely remotely, while the hybrid three-day in-office policy will be enforced more strictly.
In Europe, the number of jobs that will be affected has not yet been made public. Uber has not provided a breakdown of staff by region, and in some European countries the process will also depend on consultations required by labor legislation.
In another move, Uber has announced the closure of operations in Nigeria and Uganda, after withdrawing from Tanzania earlier this year.
Following the announcement of the restructuring, the company's shares rose on the stock market, while investors saw the plan as an attempt to cut costs and finance Uber's next phase of expansion.
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