Indian GCCs cut over 6,000 jobs in 2025 as parent companies face macro pressure

Technology product firms are shutting down experimental product divisions, laying off over 4,000-5,000 talent in those specific product groups. However, these same firms continue to grow their cloud, AI, and enterprise AI solutions.

Companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta, etc., despite laying off employees in select product divisions in India, grew at an aggregate level. Interestingly, engineering and tech talent that were laid off got absorbed in less than a quarter due to huge demand from Greenfield GCC expansion of over 101 new GCCs entering