Upwork 2022 Impact Report.

Main highlights

Did you see Upwork released its 2022 Impact Report? It even has an entire section on Ukraine. We've summarized the essential takeaways for you below.

Upwork's 2022 Impact Report highlights:

Total talent earnings on Upwork are $3.7 billion in 2021;
There are 814k active clients on the platform; 🤝
Upwork earned $618M in revenue;
$4.1B gross services volume (both client spend on our work marketplace and additional fees charged to customers for other services).

Thriving remote work economy:

Total talent earnings on Upwork are $3.7 billion in 2021;
There are 814k active clients on the platform; 🤝
Upwork earned $618M in revenue;
$4.1B gross services volume (both client spend on our work marketplace and additional fees charged to customers for other services).

🇺🇦 Ukraine Response:

$200M earned by talent based in Ukraine and those forced to relocate due to the war;
$1M donation to Direct Relief International;
$100k sent to 800 freelancers with projects listed on Project Catalog;

As any other corporate report nowadays, there is also a lot there about climate neutrality, inclusion, diversity and volunteerism. So, if you interested in those topics - check out some interesting stories in the full report: https://www.upwork.com/mc/documents/2022-impact-report.pdf

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