Thursday, October 29, 2026 · index built from live reads of 7,312 public pages Public data, re-read over time

Agencies indexed7,313Lifetime earned, combined$732.9MTop Rated or better5%Joined Upwork this year1,446Active in Upwork's recent window709Marketplace GSV, last quarter$966.4MActive clients763KUpwork take rate19.8%Countries124Agencies indexed7,313Lifetime earned, combined$732.9MTop Rated or better5%Joined Upwork this year1,446Active in Upwork's recent window709Marketplace GSV, last quarter$966.4MActive clients763KUpwork take rate19.8%Countries124

The lead · October 2026

1,446 new AI agencies this year. 86% of all of them still under $10K.

Agencies

7,313

AI · ML · Big Data

Earned, lifetime

$732.9M

all of them combined

Top 1% starts at

$1.80M

lifetime earnings

Median earner

$10.4K

among those with any

Agencies joining Upwork, by yearFull picture →

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Artificial Intelligence 4,176 Machine Learning 4,797 Big Data 538

Busiest right now

Upwork's recent earnings

709 agencies active · $21.9M between them

Where the money is

Lifetime earnings, 7,313 agencies

$05,24972%
< $10K1,01614%
$10K–100K5608%
$100K–500K3044%
$500K–1M761%
$1M–5M801%
$5M+280%

1,048 past $10K · top 10% from $32.5K

Upwork Pulse

Gross services volume, by quarter

Q3 '24

$992.8M

Q4 '24

$987.7M

Q1 '25

$1.00B

Q2 '25

$1.02B

Q3 '25

$1.02B

Q4 '25

$987.1M

Q1 '26

$966.4M

Q2 '26

GSV

$966.4M

▼ 3.6%

Clients

763K

▼ 4.1%

GSV/client

$5,230

▲ 4.6%

2026 Q2 vs a year earlier · SEC filings · Pulse →

Who gets hired

Trust marks and team sizes

Top Rated Plus: 231
Top Rated: 132
JSS 100%: 844

Declared team size

Solo 1%2-10 47%11-50 37%51-200 12%201-500 2%500+ 1%

Hourly rate floor

< $20 23%$20–29 23%$30–49 25%$50–99 20%$100+ 9%

Median floor $30/hr · 5% badged

Leaderboard

Top agencies by lifetime earnings

All 7,313, ranked →

#	Agency	Total earned	Jobs	Hours	JSS	Rate	Score
1	SIsmartData Inc Agency◆ Top Rated Plusartificial intelligenceUnited States500+ people	$74.3M	10,742	4,544,353	99%	$15–$30/hr	86
2	LLITSLINKmachine learningUnited States201-500 people	$39.3M	2,876	888,960	99%	$32–$125/hr	82
3	MMobiDev◆ Top Rated Plusartificial intelligencePoland201-500 people	$34.2M	1,770	918,703	100%	$39–$60/hr	94
4	OLOnix-Systems, LLC◆ Top Rated Plusmachine learningUkraine201-500 people	$30.3M	2,422	643,620	100%	$35–$60/hr	94
5	DDigismachine learningCyprus51-200 people	$18.5M	689	493,502	100%	$20–$70/hr	78
6	C-Codemotion - Next-Gen Software Development Agency◆ Top Rated Plusartificial intelligenceUnited States51-200 people	$18.5M	1,320	501,953	100%	$25–$60/hr	96
7	FIFlexsin Inc. - Top Rated+ Agency◆ Top Rated Plusartificial intelligenceIndia500+ people	$17.9M	5,446	643,972	98%	$15–$50/hr	86
8	EeNestartificial intelligenceIndia51-200 people	$17.9M	438	691,993	100%	$35–$90/hr	78
9	TMTeQ Mavens◆ Top Rated Plusmachine learningIndia51-200 people	$11.6M	487	598,056	100%	$25–$65/hr	96
10	EIEminence Internet Technology Pvt Ltd◆ Top Rated Plusartificial intelligenceUnited States51-200 people	$11.1M	1,308	575,719	99%	$20–$100/hr	95

Geography

Where AI agencies are

All 124 countries →

India2,004$235.1M
United States1,473$213.6M
Pakistan1,086$33.2M
United Kingdom343$18.4M
Ukraine189$77.6M
Canada160$10.2M
United Arab Emirates147$11.0M
Bangladesh120$289K

Newcomers to watch

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Pulse

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News, filings and charts →

Upwork said · 2026 Q2

Following the April launch of Upwork’s app for ChatGPT, launched the Upwork Claude Connector, a new app inside Anthropic’s Claude that embeds Upwork…
Launched Upwork’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, allowing clients and freelancers to direct AI agents to find talent, source opportunities, an…
GSV from AI-related work increased more than 22% year-over-year in Q2 2026.
GSV from AI Strategy & Consulting, an AI-related work sub-category, grew over 50% year-over-year in Q2 2026.

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Hiring

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Payments

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Proposals

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Do clients even open their proposals???

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