Overview
- Statista informed employees this week that it will eliminate roughly 80 positions in its Content team after developing internal software that automates manual data aggregation.
- CEO Marc Berg said the cuts follow weaker-than-planned growth as inbound small-customer business fell about 22% year over year, with semi-professional users opting for free AI tools and search changes reducing traffic.
- Tasks requiring human judgment, including contextualization and source verification, will remain, alongside planned investment in data processing and data engineering.
- Affected staff were offered internal transfers where possible and a support package that includes three months of paid leave, external outplacement coaching, recruiting training, and access to psychological counseling.
- Executives said no broader immediate workforce reductions are planned, and the move reflects a wider pattern of AI-driven restructuring reported across German industry.