May 2026, Business Insider to cut under 5% of global newsroom jobs

Business Insider is reducing newsroom headcount by fewer than 5% as part of an editorial realignment intended to sharpen coverage around areas that drive readership. Leadership framed the move as a shift of resources toward higher-engagement topics like workplace and financial markets while scaling back in areas such as legal affairs. The announcement follows prior rounds of companywide reductions in 2024–25 and reflects broader pressures on digital publishers from changing traffic patterns, AI-driven search summaries, and advertiser focus on highly engaged audiences.