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Chegg · Education · 5 May 2026

Chegg cuts 45% of its staff as AI and weaker search traffic hit the business

Demand shift

Chegg said in October 2025 that it was eliminating 45% of its workforce while facing what it called the new realities of AI, along with less traffic from Google. The reporting describes a drop in demand for the product.

“new realities of AI”