The freelance platform market in France

According to Urssaf, France had 3.62 million active self-employed workers in Q1 2026: 1.92 million conventional self-employed and 1.70 million micro-entrepreneurs who declared revenue. The number of active micro-entrepreneurs grew by 53% in five years (1.11 million in early 2021, calculation based on Urssaf). A study by Freelance.com and ENSAE, cited by Stratégies in January 2026, estimates the number of freelancers in France at 1.2 million in 2026.

Malt claims 850,000 freelancers, 535,000 of them in France, and 90,000 client companies, with €800 million in business volume in 2023, according to La Tribune de l’assurance. The Freelance.com group, focused on large accounts, generated €1,052.6 million in revenue in 2025. Crème de la crème lists 50,000 tech and AI freelancers (Stratégies), and the HR consulting group Menway absorbed the Weem platform and its 4,000 independent consultants in 2025 (Les Echos).

Tech, data and artificial intelligence drive demand on freelance platforms in France. On Malt, AI-related projects rose by 170% in a year in France, according to La Tribune de l’assurance and IT for Business. On the supply side, revenue of micro-entrepreneurs in IT, information and communication grew by 8.8% in 2025, to €2.1 billion (calculation based on Urssaf), faster than micro-entrepreneurs as a whole (6.4%).

After the post-Covid boom, demand for freelancers in France turned down in 2024, according to IT for Business: procurement departments at large accounts cut the number of approved suppliers and renegotiated rates, while protecting AI, cloud and cybersecurity profiles. The recovery remains moderate: Freelance.com generated €551.8 million in revenue in H1 2026, up 4%, while Crème de la crème was aiming for 25% growth in 2025 (Stratégies).

In France, a freelancer operating as a micro-entreprise remains subject to a revenue ceiling of €83,600 excluding tax in 2026 for services and professional activities, against €77,700 in 2025, according to Service-public.gouv.fr. The e-invoicing reform will extend on 1 September 2027 to all VAT-registered businesses, nearly 8.5 million companies according to Caractère, which also affects freelancers and the platforms that invoice on their behalf.

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