The eBay platform will cut 1,000 positions, or around 9% of its workforce

After a previous wave of layoffs seven months ago, eBay will once again cut its workforce. The American online commerce platform will cut some 1,000 positions, a spokesperson told AFP on Wednesday October 21. Or around 9% of the total.

The decision “was taken to ensure we maintain a strong position.” To do this, eBay wanted to “align its workforce and resources with [its] strategic priorities”. eBay had 12,300 employees at the end of 2025, before carrying out a first social plan in February which covered 800 jobs.

Also read The eBay platform in turn targeted by an investigation for the sale of illegal products During the presentation of the results of the first, then the second quarter, the managers of the San Jose (California) company did not mention these job cuts. After several difficult years, marked by virtual stagnation in its turnover (+2% in 2022 and 3% in 2023), eBay returned to growth in 2025 (+8%) and even experienced an acceleration in the first half of this year (+17%). In July, the group took control of the clothing resale site Depop for $1.2 billion, in order to capitalize on the rise of the second-hand clothing market.

In early May, the video game store chain GameStop made an unsolicited takeover offer valuing eBay at $55.5 billion. His boss Ryan Cohen argued that the group was poorly managed and not innovative enough. The board ultimately rejected the offer, deeming it neither “credible” nor “attractive.”

Many investors were indeed wondering about the financial arrangement of the operation.

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