In 2018, 33 percent of China's contingent workers did gig work as their secondary income. Participants in the gig economy work on short-term contracts, which means that it is not always their primary source of income.
Share of workers using gig economy platforms worldwide in 2018, by source of income
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*1,000 respondents per country. Did not include highly educated workers and included a large share of people with lower incomes.
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BCG. (January 17, 2019). Share of workers using gig economy platforms worldwide in 2018, by source of income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034590/share-workers-using-gig-economy-platforms-worldwide-source-income/
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