According to a 2021 survey, around ** percent of employees in in the arts and design industry are freelancers. This compares to only ** percent of employees in the production and manufacturing industry. Freelancers here are broadly understood as individuals who engage in supplemental, temporary, project - or contract-based work.

The United States are the biggest market for freelancers' platform Fiverr. The e-commerce connecting companies to freelancing professionals in tech or creative fields saw the revenue increase from 2020 to 2023. In the United States, the annual revenue grew from *** to *** million U.S. dollars over the considered period. Founded in Israel, Fiverr expended its market presence in Europe, too. In 2023, buyers based in Europe generated revenue worth nearly ** million U.S. dollars.