![]() | The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with North America and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.(July 2018) |
The following is a list of gig economy companies. The list includes only companies that have been noted by sources as being former or current gig economy companies.
The Congressional Research Service defines the "gig economy" as:
the collection of markets that match providers to consumers on a gig (or job) basis in support of on-demand commerce. In the basic model, gig workers enter into formal agreements with on-demand companies to provide services to company's clients. Prospective clients request services through an Internet-based technological platform or smartphone application that allows them to search for providers or to specify jobs. Providers (gig workers) engaged by the on-demand company provide the requested service and are compensated for the jobs. [1] [2]
In 2019, Queensland University of Technology published a report stating 7% of Australians participate in the gig economy. [3] 10% of the American workforce participated in the gig economy in 2018. [4] According to a 2019 Bank of Canada report, 18% of Canadians worked in the gig economy for non-recreational reasons. [5] Around 2018, 15% of China's workforce, representing over 110 million people, was involved in the gig economy. [4] In 2019, the World Bank estimated that globally, fewer than 0.5% of people in the "active labor force" take part in the gig economy. [6]
Company | Based in | Description |
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Airbnb | ![]() | An online home rental service [7] [8] [9] |
CouchSurfing | ![]() | An online home rental service [10] |
FlipKey | ![]() | An online home rental marketplace [11] [12] |
Onefinestay | ![]() | An online rental service [13] |
Vrbo/HomeAway | ![]() | An online home rental service. [14] [15] [12] In July 2020, HomeAway was merged with Vrbo. [16] |
Xiaozhu | ![]() | An online short-term home and apartment rental platform [17] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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Care.com | ![]() | An online platform for hiring caregivers [18] [19] |
Sittercity.com | ![]() | An online platform for hiring caregivers [20] |
Soothe | ![]() | An online massage service provider [21] [22] |
UrbanSitter | ![]() | An online babysitter company [23] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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Amazon Flex | ![]() | An online delivery service [2] |
Cargomatic | ![]() | An online delivery platform that connects drivers with customers [24] |
CitySprint | ![]() | A courier service [25] [26] |
Deliv | ![]() | An online delivery service [27] [28] |
DPDgroup | ![]() | An online parcel delivery service [29] |
Dunzo | ![]() | An online delivery service [30] |
eCourier | ![]() | A courier service [31] |
ekart | ![]() | A courier service [32] |
GoPuff | ![]() | A convenience store delivery service [33] |
Hermes Group | ![]() | An online delivery company [34] [35] |
Lalamove | ![]() | An online delivery service [36] |
Rappi | ![]() | An online delivery service [37] [38] [39] |
Roadie | ![]() | Online delivery [40] [41] [42] |
Shipt | ![]() | An online delivery service [43] [44] |
Shyp | ![]() | Was a courier service company. Now dissolved. [45] |
UK Mail | ![]() | An online parcel delivery service [29] [46] |
Yodel | ![]() | An online parcel delivery service [29] [46] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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Farmdrop | ![]() | An online grocer with food sourced from local farmers [47] |
Blinkit | ![]() | An online grocery delivery service [48] |
The Food Assembly | ![]() | An online farmers' market [49] |
honestbee | ![]() | Was an online grocery and food delivery service. Now dissolved. [50] [51] |
Instacart | ![]() | An Internet-based grocery delivery service [2] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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Deliveroo | ![]() | An online food delivery company [52] [53] [54] |
DoorDash | ![]() | Online food delivery [55] |
Delivery Hero | ![]() | Online food delivery [56] |
Drizly | ![]() | An alcohol delivery service [57] |
EatStreet | ![]() | An online food ordering service [58] |
Ele.me | ![]() | An online food delivery service [59] |
Favor Delivery | ![]() | An online food delivery service [60] |
Foodora | ![]() | An online food delivery service [61] [62] |
Foodpanda | ![]() | An online food delivery platform [63] |
Glovo | ![]() | An online food delivery service [64] [65] |
Grubhub | ![]() | Online food delivery [66] |
iFood | ![]() | An online food delivery service [67] [68] |
Just Eat | ![]() | Online takeaway food delivery [54] [69] |
Just Eat Takeaway | ![]() | Online food delivery [70] |
Menulog | ![]() | Online food delivery [71] [72] |
Munchery | ![]() | Was an online food delivery service [73] |
OrderUp | ![]() | Was an online food delivery service [74] |
Postmates | ![]() | Delivers restaurant-prepared meals and other goods [8] |
Seamless | ![]() | An online food delivery service. Now a subsidiary of Grubhub [75] |
SkipTheDishes | ![]() | An online restaurant ordering and food delivery company [76] [77] |
Swiggy | ![]() | An online food delivery platform [30] [78] [79] [80] |
Uber Eats | ![]() | An online food delivery platform [65] |
Wolt | ![]() | Online food delivery [81] |
Zomato | ![]() | An online food delivery platform [30] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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italki | ![]() | An online language learning platform [82] |
VIPKid | ![]() | An online platform for Chinese students to receive lessons from fluent English-speaking teachers [83] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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Airtasker | ![]() | An online marketplace for outsourcing tasks [3] |
Amazon Mechanical Turk | ![]() | An online crowdsourcing website for performing tasks [84] |
Toloka | ![]() | An online crowdsourcing website for performing tasks [84] |
Figure Eight Inc. | ![]() | An online work platform to complete tasks [2] |
Freelancer.com | ![]() | An online freelancing platform [2] |
Upwork | ![]() | An online freelancing platform [2] |
Fiverr | ![]() | An online freelancing platform [2] |
PeoplePerHour | ![]() | An online freelancing platform [85] |
Toptal | ![]() | An online freelancing platform [86] |
Hello Alfred | ![]() | An online platform for completing tasks [87] |
InnoCentive | ![]() | An online platform where problem solvers can receive monetary rewards from organizations [88] [89] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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Andela | ![]() | An online platform for training software programmers in Africa and connecting them with clients [90] [91] |
Catalant | ![]() | A matchmaking platform for office work. Was formerly known as HourlyNerd [92] [93] |
Expert360 | ![]() | An online platform for matching independent business consultants with clients [94] |
Field Agent | ![]() | A platform for retailers to request in-store information from users [28] |
Field Nation | ![]() | An online marketplace that matches IT and other freelancers with corporate clients [95] |
Gigster | ![]() | An online platform to complete software projects [96] [97] |
Liveops | ![]() | An online platform offering call center services [98] [99] [100] |
Kaggle | ![]() | An online platform for data science competitions [94] [89] |
Managed by Q | ![]() | An online office management platform company [55] |
PeoplePerHour | ![]() | An online freelancing platform [101] |
Shiftgig | ![]() | An online staffing firm [102] |
Toptal | ![]() | An online freelancing platform [86] |
Upwork | ![]() | An online freelancing platform [2] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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99designs | ![]() | An online platform to connect graphic designers and clients [103] |
Crowdspring | ![]() | An online platform for creative services [104] |
Fiverr | ![]() | An online marketplace for freelance services [105] |
Tongal | ![]() | An online platform that connects businesses in need of creative work with writers and directors [106] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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AskforTask | ![]() | An online marketplace where people can outsource their daily tasks [107] |
Bellhops | ![]() | An online moving service [108] |
GreenPal | ![]() | An online landscaping network company [109] |
Handy | ![]() | An online home services company [2] |
Helpling | ![]() | An online platform for cleaning services [110] |
HomeAdvisor | ![]() | An online platform that connects homeowners to contractors [111] |
Homejoy | ![]() | Was an online maid company. Now closed [112] [113] [114] |
Pimlico Plumbers | ![]() | A plumbing firm [115] [116] |
Porch | ![]() | An online platform that connects homeowners to home improvement contractors [117] |
Rover.com | ![]() | An online dog-walking service [66] |
SudShare | ![]() | An online laundry service [118] [119] |
TaskRabbit | ![]() | An on-demand freelance labor service [2] |
Thumbtack | ![]() | An online platform that connects people to professionals [120] [121] |
Wag | ![]() | An online dog-walking service [66] |
YourMechanic | ![]() | An online platform that connects car owners with mechanics [122] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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Nomad Health | ![]() | An online platform that joins freelance physicians and nurses with hospitals [123] [124] [125] [126] |
Pager | ![]() | An online platform that connects healthcare providers and patients [127] |
Talkspace | ![]() | An online platform to connect to therapists [128] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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LegalZoom | ![]() | An online platform that connects consumers with lawyers [129] |
Rocket Lawyer | ![]() ![]() | An online platform that connects consumers with lawyers [129] |
UpCounsel | ![]() | An online marketplace for legal services [130] [131] [132] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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Carousell | ![]() | An online marketplace for selling goods [133] [134] |
Etsy | ![]() | An online marketplace for handmade goods [135] [136] |
Lazada Group | ![]() | An online marketplace for selling goods [133] [134] |
Meituan-Dianping | ![]() | An online food delivery, consumer products and retail service [137] |
Company | Based in | Description |
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Addison Lee | ![]() | A minicab firm [138] |
Bird | ![]() | An online electric scooter sharing platform [139] [140] [141] |
BlaBlaCar | ![]() | An online marketplace for carpooling [142] [143] [144] [145] |
Blacklane | ![]() | An online transportation network [146] |
Bolt | ![]() | An online transportation network company [32] [147] |
Bridj | ![]() | A private commuter shuttle service [2] |
Cabify | ![]() | A ridesharing company [148] [149] |
Careem | ![]() | A transportation network company [150] |
Carma | ![]() | An online transportation network company [96] |
Chariot | ![]() | Was a commuter shuttle service. Now closed [151] [152] |
DiDi | ![]() | An online ride-hailing service [137] |
DriveNow | ![]() | An online carsharing service [34] |
Easy Taxi | ![]() | An online transportation network company [153] |
EasyCar [ broken anchor ] | ![]() | An online carsharing service [154] |
Free Now | ![]() | A transportation network company [155] |
Getaround | ![]() | An online car-sharing service [156] |
Gett | ![]() | A transportation network company [155] |
GOGOX | ![]() | An online transportation network company [157] |
Gojek | ![]() | An online transportation network company [158] [94] |
Grab | ![]() ![]() | An online transportation network company [133] [134] [159] |
Hailo | ![]() | An online transportation network company [160] |
HopSkipDrive | ![]() | A transportation network company for children [161] |
Juno | ![]() | An online transportation network company [55] |
JustPark | ![]() | An online platform that matches drivers with parking spaces [154] |
Kakao T | ![]() | An online transportation network company [162] |
Lime | ![]() | An online transportation company [66] |
Luxe | ![]() | An online parking service [113] |
Lyft | ![]() | A transportation network company [2] |
Meru Cabs | ![]() | An online ridesharing company [163] |
Quiqup | ![]() | An online transportation network [164] [165] |
Ola Cabs | ![]() | An online transportation company [63] |
Sidecar | ![]() | Was an online transportation company. Now closed [84] [96] |
Spin | ![]() | An online scooter sharing platform [166] |
Turo | ![]() | An online carsharing platform [167] [168] |
Uber | ![]() | An online transportation network company [2] |
Via | ![]() | An online transportation network company [66] |
ViaVan | ![]() | An online transportation network company [169] [170] [171] |
Wingz | ![]() | An online transportation network company [172] |
Yandex | ![]() | An online transportation network company [6] |
YourParkingSpace | ![]() | An online platform that matches drivers with parking spaces [173] |
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