As many as 26,000 employees have been laid off by Indian startups since 2022, according to a list compiled by Moneycontrol. Among these, nearly 6,000 employees were let go within the first quarter of 2023 itself. Companies that laid off the highest number of employees included BYJU'S, WhiteHat Jr, Blinkit, Ola, Vedantu and Lido Learning, as per the Moneycontrol list.