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Cloudflare Lays Off 1100, Cites 600% Surge in Internal AI Use

Cloudflare's headquarters at 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco. The company laid off 1,100 employees this week — more than 20% of its 5,156-person workforce.

Cloudflare laid off 1,100 employees — more than 20% of its workforce — citing a 600% surge in internal AI usage over three months. The cybersecurity and cloud infrastructure firm’s co-founders framed the cuts as restructuring for the “agentic AI era,” even as the company posted $2.17 billion in 2025 revenue.