Klarna has 3,000 employees. The CEO says he expects that to be down to 2,000 employees by 2030.

"He said there are about 3,000 employees at the company right now, down from 7,000 in 2022. This reduction is due to layoffs and "natural attrition" - where employees leave the company, and their roles are not replaced, he said. "Occasionally, we hire somebody here and there," he said, but if you "go to LinkedIn and look at the insights, you're going to see how the company is shrinking.""

"Siemiatkowski's comments come as the debate around the extent to which AI will replace jobs intensifies. While Tesla and xAI CEO Elon Musk has said AI will create abundance for all, other tech CEOs have a more gloomy outlook. Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei has warned about the impact AI could have on society, writing that it presents "a serious civilizational challenge" in his January essay on the future of technology. Amodei has also said that he believes AI could cut 50% of all white-collar entry-level jobs."

Klarna's workforce has decreased from 7,000 in 2022 to about 3,000 currently because of layoffs and natural attrition. The company has cut headcount roughly 50% through hiring slowdowns and adoption of AI technologies. Leadership expects the workforce to drop below 2,000 employees by 2030 as AI is integrated without expanding head count. Roles that rely on human connection are expected to remain. Public debate includes optimistic predictions of abundance and warnings that AI could eliminate a large share of white-collar entry-level jobs.

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