Advertising giant WPP set to axe 1,000 more jobs as AI reshapes the industry - The Economic Times
Advertising giant WPP set to axe 1,000 more jobs as AI reshapes the industry - The Economic Times
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Last Updated: Sep 01, 2026, 09:58:00 AM IST
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British advertising group WPP plans to cut up to one thousand more jobs this year. This latest round adds to over eleven thousand job losses since early twenty twenty-five. The company is also offloading non-core businesses and surplus office space. Advertising industry-wide slowdown has seen eighteen thousand jobs cut across agencies. Executives say restructuring plans are increasingly designed with artificial intelligence tools in mind.
WPP to cut up to 1,000 more jobs by year end as AI-era shakeup deepens
British advertising group WPP is planning to cut up to 1,000 more jobs by the end of this year as part of an accelerated restructuring drive under new chief executive Cindy Rose, according to a report by the Financial Times (FT).
The plan also involves offloading non-core businesses and surplus office space, the report said.
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Latest round adds to over 11,000 job losses since 2025
According to FT, which cited people familiar with the plans, WPP has already cut about 11,000 jobs since the start of 2025, bringing its overall headcount down to 9