Spotify: 1,500 jobs cut

Spotify cut 1,500 jobs (17% of workforce). By 2025, senior engineers stopped writing code entirely, with AI system Honk (built on Claude Code) merging 650+ agent-generated pull requests monthly. There is strong evidence linking these cuts to AI adoption, with company leadership referencing automation and efficiency gains in public statements. Of the 1,500 total positions affected, our methodology estimates that approximately 1,125 roles (75%) are attributable to AI-driven changes. This is part of a broader pattern in Music Streaming where companies are restructuring operations around AI capabilities while reducing headcount in functions susceptible to automation.