Meta is reportedly killing off Workplace, its business-oriented tool that provided a combination of communication and social media features.
According to Axios, Meta has been informing customers that Workplace will largely shut down at the end of September 2025. After that date, customers will only be able to download the app and use it to access existing data, but will not be able to use its other features. The app will shut down and stop working entirely in 2026.
“We are discontinuing Workplace from Meta so we can focus on building AI and metaverse technologies that we believe will fundamentally reshape the way we work,” Meta said in an emailed statement to the outlet.
Interestingly, Zoom appears to be the biggest potential beneficiary of Meta’s decision, with the social media giant saying it will transition users to Zoom’s Workvivo.
“Over the next two years, we will provide our Workplace customers the option to transition to Zoom’s Workvivo product, Meta’s only preferred migration partner,” the statement added.
As Axios points out, Meta’s decision comes as the company is investing billions in AI, as well as the metaverse. The company is clearly trying to streamline its operations and reduce its cost to better focus on its core products.