User blog comment:Perkinsmt/Fandom Staffing Update/@comment-25356303-20200430220840/@comment-20644-20200430231421

Some advertisers are jumping at the opportunity&mdash;it's a great time to be a streaming service, for example. But in general, consumer demand has plummeted and companies are holding back their advertising budgets until the economy stabilizes and shelter in place restrictions start being eased. So a lot more people are using Fandom, but because they're at home, the demand just isn't there in the advertising market.

Unfortunately, Fandom isn't the only company in that position and I know people in other ad-driven companies who have been laid off or furloughed as a result of the ad market downturn.

We are hopeful that the third quarter of the year will start to look more stable and things will pick back up as soon as possible so we can bring those furloughed staff back.