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== Findings == | == Findings == | ||
* There are at least 102,267 high quality freelancers in Upwork platform, enough to handle more than 50% of current open jobs. However, if we consider jobs posted by payment verified clients only, these freelancers are enough to handle more than 70% of the jobs. This assumes that each freelancer handles only one job<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HEX9PT_YXkz-eua9tR-FFx-s6gAr-7ZoTmbW8RbRqYE/edit#gid=1073594328</ref>. | * There are at least 102,267 high quality searchable freelancers in Upwork platform, enough to handle more than 50% of current open jobs. However, if we consider jobs posted by payment verified clients only, these freelancers are enough to handle more than 70% of the jobs. This assumes that each freelancer handles only one job<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HEX9PT_YXkz-eua9tR-FFx-s6gAr-7ZoTmbW8RbRqYE/edit#gid=1073594328</ref>. | ||
* We believe that the number of high quality freelancers could exceed 102,267 given we reached the searchable limit of 5,000 jobs in admin support, design and creative, web, mobile and software development as well as writing jobs. | * We believe that the number of high quality freelancers could exceed 102,267 given we reached the searchable limit of 5,000 jobs in admin support, design and creative, web, mobile and software development as well as writing jobs. | ||
* U. S, India and Philippines contribute 50.46% of high quality freelancers in Upwork platform. | * U. S, India and Philippines contribute 50.46% of high quality freelancers in Upwork platform. | ||
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== Methodology == | |||
Our findings were arrived at by searching Upwork platform for the number of top rated plus, top rated and rising talent. These are the freelancers who provide high quality services in the platform. To do so, you need to have a client account. The maximum number of these freelancers you can search in the platform is 5,000. So, by setting the URL search page as 500, you will be able to arrive at the number of these high quality freelancers. | |||
== Conclusion == | == Conclusion == | ||