Internal data from the companies themselves shows an even bigger number of gig economy participants.
Internal data from the companies themselves shows an even bigger number of gig economy participants. In February, Uber reported that its “earners,” as it calls its drivers and food delivery workers, reached a record high of 5.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. DoorDash currently has more than two million monthly active Dashers, according to Jenn Rosenberg, a company spokesperson. More than 13 million Dashers have used the platform since it launched a decade ago. Flex, a trade association representing DoorDash, Grubhub, HopSkipDrive, Instacart, Lyft, Shipt and Uber, estimates that more than 23 million Americans have earned money through an online platform in the past 12 months.