Flipkart Lays Off 300 Employees Post Annual Performance Review

E-commerce giant flipkart asked around 300 employees to leave the company on Friday following their annual performance reviews, according to someone familiar with the matter.

Data from tracxn shows that Flipkart had more than 15,000 employees as of August 2025, so these recent exits would impact roughly 2% of its workforce.

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"Flipkart conducts regular performance reviews aligned with clearly defined expectations. As part of this process, a small percentage of employees may transition from the organisation. We are supporting affected employees with transition support," the company said.

The Economic Times first reported that Flipkart, led by Kalyan Krishnamurthy, asked 400–500 employees to leave based on performance reviews, representing 3–4% of its workforce—higher than the usual 1–2% of bottom performers released each year.

Since the start of 2026, Flipkart has made several senior leadership appointments as it prepares for increased scrutiny from public market investors. In January, Jason Chappel was appointed VP, Group Controller, and Amer Hussain became VP, Supply Chain–Grocery & Flipkart Minutes, while Gunjan Bhartia was named Senior VP to lead eKart Business Finance. In February, Vipin Kapooria rejoined as VP, Business Finance, and Yogita Shanbhag was appointed VP, Human Resources. Last week, Somnath Das and Digbijay Mishra were named VP, Supply Chain, and VP, Corporate Communications, respectively.

These changes come as the Walmart-backed company moves toward its public debut. In December 2025, Flipkart received clearance from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to shift its domicile from Singapore to India. The reverse-flip will create a combined entity called Flipkart Internet, which will house the company’s core Indian operations, including fashion marketplace myntra and logistics arm Ekart.

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