Upwork Statistics and User Count for 2025
Last Updated on: June 5th, 2025
Here are a few of the most interesting Upwork statistics and facts I was able to dig up including restaurant count, revenue totals and employee counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
Upwork Facts
Here is pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about Upwork.
- Website: Official Website
- Year Founded: 2017
- Headquarters: Santa Clara, CA
- Current Chief Executive: Hayden Brown
- App Download (iOS)
- App Download (Android)
Upwork is an online platform that connects businesses and individuals with freelance workers from around the world. It was founded in 2015, following a merger between two established freelancing platforms, Elance and oDesk.
Upwork allows businesses and individuals to post job listings for a wide range of projects, including writing, design, programming, marketing, and more. Freelancers can then submit proposals for these projects, and the client can choose the best candidate for the job. The platform offers a variety of tools to help facilitate communication and collaboration between clients and freelancers, including time tracking, invoicing, and messaging.Upwork has become a popular platform for businesses and individuals who need short-term or project-based help with a wide range of tasks. The platform has also been recognized for its ability to connect freelancers with clients from around the world, helping to create a truly global marketplace for freelance work.
Upwork Statistics
Upwork Revenue Totals
Upwork annual revenue:
- 2023: $689.1 million
- 2022: $618.3 million
- 2021: $367 million
- 2020: $373 million
- 2019: $300 million
- 2018: $253 million
- 2017: $202 million
- 2016: $164 million
Upwork annual net income:
- 2023: $46.9 million net income
- 2022: $89.9 million net loss
- 2021: $56million net loss
- 2020: $22 million net loss
- 2019: $16.6 million net loss
- 2018: $19.9 million net loss
- 2017: $4.1 million net loss
- 2016: $16.2 million net loss
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Additional Statistics
Number of Upwork employees:
Number of skills available on Upwork:
more than 10,000 skills (2022)
Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these statistics come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.
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