Online freelancing marketplace Freelancer reaches a milestone of 20M users
From Freelancer.com’s research on its users, top skills of developed and developing countries are almost alike
Online freelancing and crowdsourcing platform Freelancer.com has recently announced that it has achieved 20 million users of freelancers and employers. The company’s users are present in 247 countries, regions, and territories, in both the emerging and developed markets.
Freelancer.com has over 900 job categories as diverse as Aerospace engineering, Biotechnology, Sales, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering.
From Freelancer.com’s research on its users, top skills of developed and developing countries are almost alike, with professionals from developed countries mostly possessing talent related to Data Entry, Graphic Design, Excel, Photoshop, and Articles (Writing); while those from developing countries having skills related to Data Entry, Excel, HTML, PHP, and Articles (Writing).
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The list of top skills among freelancers matches the top completed projects by volume, showing a job match in the online freelance marketplace. These categories are Website, IT and Software, 34 per cent; Design, Media and Architecture, 31 per cent; Writing & content, 13 per cent; Data Entry & Admin, 5 per cent; Sales & Marketing, 5 per cent; Engineering and Science 3 per cent; Mobile Phones & Computing, 3 per cent; and Translations and Languages, 3 per cent.
Most users on Freelancer.com hail from India, the United States, Philippines, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom, while top country sources for completed projects are the United States with 29 per cent; Australia, 10 per cent; United Kingdom, 9 per cent; India, 6 per cent; Canada, 5 per cent; Germany 2 per cent; and the remaining 29 per cent from other countries.
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From internal polls conducted by Freelancer.com, some of the common reasons people chose to be a freelancer are: to earn extra money, to gain experience in desired field, to have the freedom to study while earning an income, to start their own part-time or full-time business, to make freelancing their sole or major source of income, and to have the freedom to travel while earning an income.
“We at Freelancer.com are inspired by the many lives we have positively changed from across the globe. We dedicate our hard work to the millions of professionals who stand by us and believe in our vision to innovate the way we work,” said Matt Barrie, Freelancer.com Chief Executive, in a press statement.
Founded in 2009, Freelancer owns Escrow.com, the leading provider of secure online payments and online transaction management for consumers and businesses on the Internet. Freelancer Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN.
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