Estimated gig and platform workers rose from 0.8M (2014) to 8.8M (2026) — an 11x expansion. Median platform earnings sit around ₹15,000/month with no social security. This is where employment 'growth' showed up while the formal share was falling.
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This is one of 36 standing analyses drawn from the Some Perspective dataset. It is not dated commentary: it describes a relationship in the data that holds across the series, and it is regenerated whenever the underlying dataset is refreshed. The figures quoted here reflect the 2026-08-15 data vintage.