Meta lays off more than 100 employees across Reality Labs unit

San Francisco – Meta Platforms is laying off more than 100 people across its Reality Labs division focused on creating virtual reality and wearable devices, according to a person familiar with the matter. 

The latest round of job cuts impacted Reality Labs staff focused on creating VR experiences for Meta’s Quest headsets, as well as operations-focused employees working on hardware, said the person. Meta leadership hopes to streamline similar work being done across two different teams within Reality Labs, the person said. 

The Menlo Park, California-based company confirmed layoffs had taken place but didn’t provide a comment on the number of employees impacted. 

“Some teams within Oculus Studios are undergoing shifts in structure and roles that have impacted team size,” Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton said in an e-mailed statement. “These changes are meant to help Studios work more efficiently on future mixed reality experiences for our growing audience, while still delivering great content for people today.” 

Among those impacted were people working on a VR fitness app called Supernatural, which offers Meta Quest users the ability to train with fitness experts and coaches while using their headsets. In 2021, Meta announced it was buying the maker of Supernatural for US$400 million (S$525 million), but soon faced scrutiny from the US Federal Trade Commission, which sought to block the deal. Meta won court approval to buy the start-up in 2023. 

Impacted staff are eligible to apply for new roles at the company.

Earlier in 2025, Meta cut roughly 5 per cent of staff – about 3,600 people – in what was described as performance-based terminations. BLOOMBERG