Uber Technologies plans to cut about 10% of its global workforce, as the company restructures to simplify operations, reduce management layers and concentrate teams in key office hubs.
The move comes despite strong financial performance.
For the quarter ended 30 June 2026, Uber reported revenue of $14.19bn, up 12.2% a year earlier. Operating income rose 30.3% to $1.89bn, while net income attributable to Uber climbed 76.7% to $2.39bn.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the changes are intended to make the company “simpler and faster” and free up capacity for future investment.
“We are removing layers, simplifying team structures, refining our global location strategy, and focusing our people and investments against the biggest opportunities ahead of us,” Khosrowshahi said in a message to employees. “As a result, we will be reducing the size of our team by about 10%.”
Based on Uber’s disclosed global headcount of about 34,000 employees as of 31 December 2025, the reduction would affect around 3,400 roles.
Khosrowshahi said the cuts were driven by organisational design rather than business weakness.
“These changes are about how we are organised and what we are prioritising, not about anyone’s contributions to Uber,” he said.
Uber said it has reduced the number of employees sitting seven or more layers from the CEO by 20% and cut “micro-teams” of one to two direct reports by nearly 50%.
The company is also merging some teams, including its Delivery Ops units across Restaurants, Retail and Direct, into single structures at global, regional and country level.
Furthermore, the company is tightening its location strategy.
Global teams will be concentrated mainly in New York and San Francisco, while most remote employees will be required to relocate to offices.
Uber said only about 1% of employees will remain remote going forward, while it continues to enforce its three-days-a-week office policy.
“A leaner organisation will mean clearer ownership, faster decisions, and more time spent building rather than coordinating,” Khosrowshahi said.
The restructuring comes as Uber expands into higher-growth segments such as autonomous driving.
In London, Uber and Wayve have launched supervised autonomous rides using Wayve-equipped all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles, giving selected users access to autonomous trips through the Uber app.
In a statement today (3 September), Uber said the launch begins with a “small number of vehicles in this initial phase and will grow thoughtfully over time in-line with rider demand, readiness, and regulation”.
