The number of people working through digital platforms in Brazil increased by 25.4% between 2022 and 2024, according to data released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). In 2022, there were 1.32 million workers connected to apps for ride-hailing, food or product delivery, and general or professional services. By 2024, that figure had climbed to 1.65 million, representing an addition of 335,000 people in this type of occupation.
The findings are part of the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (PNAD Contínua): Work Through Digital Platforms 2024, conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in partnership with Unicamp and the Federal Labor Prosecution Office (MPT).
The share of digital platform workers in Brazil’s total employed population also grew from 1.5% in 2022 to 1.9% in 2024.
More than half of these workers (53.1%) are connected to ride-hailing apps such as Uber, 99, and InDrive, totaling 878,000 people in 2024. Another 228,000 workers (13.8%) use taxi apps. Combined, ride-hailing and taxi drivers account for 964,000 people, or 58.3% of all digital platform workers.
About 485,000 people (29.3%) work through food and product delivery platforms such as iFood. The remaining 294,000 workers (17.8%) use apps for general or professional services including design, telemedicine, and therapy, where the connection between client and provider occurs through a specific platform.
This last group, the one linked to professional and service apps, recorded the fastest growth, expanding 52.1% between 2022 and 2024. Their number rose from 193,000 to 294,000. By contrast, food and product delivery workers saw the slowest growth rate, at 8.9% over the same period.
