Data & Research

Platform Economy Statistics

Citable statistics on platform fees, payout timing, earnings and the platform workforce, from PlatformTaxHub’s own platform dataset.

From the PlatformTaxHub dataset

Effective platform fees across 145+ platforms, with a sortable table, Top 10 rankings and a category breakdown.

21.7% average effective platform fee across 145+ platforms

How long platforms hold earnings before paying out, from same-day to months after the sale, and which platform types wait longest.

55.4% pay within 7 days • 28% pay after 30 days or more

Whether platforms charge less where people earn less, and what regionally built platforms charge.

54.3% charge one worldwide rate • Regional platforms 18.4% vs global 23.5%

Platforms that need a vehicle the earner supplies: driver commission, payout speed and the miles platforms do not record.

Driver commission typically 20% • 94.3% pay within 7 days

What platform income records look like for an accountant: fees deducted before payout, payout schedules and currency conversion, by hub.

77.7% deduct the fee before paying • 10.6% of converting platforms publish an FX rate

The deductions between gross platform revenue and the income that reaches the earner.

Five layers between gross earnings and take-home pay

The share of gross earnings kept after platform fees, by platform and category.

Share kept after platform fees, by platform

Workforce size, income distribution and the gross-to-net gap, compiled from official sources.

154M–435M online gig workers worldwide (World Bank, 2023)

How many people earn from platforms compared with traditional jobs, by country and age, and the pressures behind it.

51% of US gig workers also have a non-gig main job (Federal Reserve, 2025)

What the self-employed fund themselves that an employer would otherwise provide, and the total set-aside once tax is added.

22–38% of gross for benefits an employer would provide • 47–68% with tax

Who reports platform income to the tax authority, country by country: the platform, a withholding deduction, or the earner alone.

Platforms report earners’ income across Europe, the UK, Canada and Australia • India, Pakistan and Indonesia withhold tax at payment

For Publishers

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