Thai freelancers are among the top 10 globally in terms of hires via Freelancer.com, the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace.
Local freelancers earned average revenue of US$253 per project on the platform last year, Marko Zitko, communications and investor relations manager of Freelancer.com, told the Bangkok Post.
The global increase in the cost of living is expected to push the number of new freelancers and generative artificial intelligence (AI) jobs to grow exponentially this year, he said.
Freelancing in Thailand on the platform is up 50% over the last 12 months, Mr Zitko said.
The number of new Thai users on the platform has grown from 7,000 to more than 11,500 over the last 12 months. The growth has accelerated in recent months and is beginning to peak.
The platform has 67 million users across the world. Over 170,000 Thai users registered…
