India – Second Largest Freelancer Market In the world 

India has one of the largest and fastest-growing freelancing economies in the world.

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With more than 15 million freelancers, India has the second-largest freelancing economy.

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The top three freelance industries are IT and programming, design, and multimedia, and writing and translation

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The most popular freelance platforms in India are Freelancer, Upwork, and Fiverr.

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By 2030, it is expected that freelancers would make approximately 80% of the workforce

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The Indian government has started a number of programmes to assist independent contractors, such as the Digital India programme, which aims to teach and assist contractors and other digital employees.

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