The pandemic has massively changed the way people work all around the world. While the number of freelancers all around the world is over 1 billion, more and more people keep joining the world of freelancers. Additionally, more and more companies are looking for freelancers who already know how to work remotely. For that reason, we are glad to share the list of the top ten fastest-growing freelancing countries in Payoneer’s ranking:

1) Philippines: 208%

2) India: 160%

3) Japan: 87%

4) Australia: 86%

5) Hong Kong: 79%

6) Mexico: 72%

7) Canada: 71%

8) Pakistan: 69%

9) Argentina: 66%

10) Spain: 66%

The percentages above represent the year-on-year growth in freelancers’ revenue from the first half of 2020 to the first half of 2021. Although it has been a tumultuous year for freelancers, the data indicates that the pandemic and movement towards remote work had some positive impact on the popularity of outsourcing.