Independiente / Freelance has 42,719 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -1.7%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025
The etymology of the word derives from the medieval English term used for a mercenary (free-independent or lance-lance, that is, a knight who did not serve any specific lord and whose services could be hired by anyone. The term was initially coined by Sir Walter Scott) in his renowned historical romance Ivanhoe to describe a "medieval mercenary warrior. The English phrase then transitioned to a figurative noun around and was later recognized as an officially verb in by various authorities on linguistics such as the Oxford English Dictionary. Only in modern times has the term mutated from a noun (a freelancer or a freelancer) and an adverb (a journalist who works freelance. This word is used as an anglicism in Spanish as two separate words "free lance" (from English) or autonomous but has no application as a verb. Source: Wikipedia. https/es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freelance
As of September 2025
Independiente Freelance
workforce metrics
Headcount
42.7k
Avg. Salary
$17.4k
Tenure
8.4yr
Growth Rate
-1.7%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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