Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom
Survey time period
January 2016
Number of respondents
10,659*
Age group
16-75 years
Method of interview
Online omnibus survey
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "Crowd work, defined broadly as paid work managed via online platforms"
* Base: UK (2,238); Sweden (2,146); Germany (2,180); Austria (1,969); Netherlands (2,126)
Citation formats
Crowd work in Europe 2016, by country and frequency
This statistics represents the share of respondents that carried out crowd work in their country in Europe in 2016, by frequency. Austria possessed the most crowd workers that crowd worked at least weekly and at least monthly.
Crowd work is broadly defined as paid work managed via online platforms. This belongs to a part of the online economy that is also sometimes known as collaborative economy or gig economy.
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Foundation for European Progressive Studies. (December 1, 2016). Share of respondents who carried out crowd work in Europe in 2016, by country and frequency [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/713817/crowd-work-in-europe-by-country-and-frequency/
Foundation for European Progressive Studies. "Share of respondents who carried out crowd work in Europe in 2016, by country and frequency." Chart. December 1, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/713817/crowd-work-in-europe-by-country-and-frequency/
Foundation for European Progressive Studies. (2016). Share of respondents who carried out crowd work in Europe in 2016, by country and frequency. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/713817/crowd-work-in-europe-by-country-and-frequency/
Foundation for European Progressive Studies. "Share of Respondents Who Carried out Crowd Work in Europe in 2016, by Country and Frequency." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Dec 2016, /statistics/713817/crowd-work-in-europe-by-country-and-frequency/
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Share of respondents who carried out crowd work in Europe in 2016, by country and frequency [Graph], Foundation for European Progressive Studies, December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/713817/crowd-work-in-europe-by-country-and-frequency/
