Major companies that went bankrupt in 2023

2023 brought a sharp turn in the corporate-bankruptcy cycle as cheap debt ran out. Well-known names across media, mobility, trucking and real estate filed for Chapter 11 — from Vice Media and Bird to Yellow and WeWork. Below are the recognizable companies that filed in 2023, each linked to the public distress signals on its profile.

8 companies on the list · updated continuously

CompanyStateFiledWhat happened

Bird Global, Inc.FL2023-12-20the e-scooter company once valued at $2.5B; sold via a 363 sale and emerged through a liquidating plan WeWork Inc.NY2023-11-06collapsed under long-term lease obligations after years of losses Proterra Inc.CA2023-08-07filed August 2023 (D. Del. 23-11120); the EV-bus and battery businesses were later sold off separately Yellow CorporationKS2023-08-06the largest U.S. trucking bankruptcy; ~30,000 jobs lost Lordstown Motors Corp.OH2023-06-27filed June 2023 (D. Del. 23-10831) amid an Endurance EV production halt and a Foxconn funding dispute Vice Media GroupNY2023-05-15the digital-media company once valued at $5.7B; acquired by a Fortress-led consortium for ~$350M Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.NJ2023-04-23filed April 2023 after a failed turnaround; the company wound down and liquidated its stores David's Bridal LLCPA2023-04-17filed April 2023 after cutting roughly 82% of staff; the bridal chain's second bankruptcy in five years

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Drawn from public filings and reporting. Inclusion reflects a documented bankruptcy filing and is not a statement about any company's current operations. Not financial advice.