The 2021 State of Digital Nomads - The biggest study on digital nomads ever by Nomad List

👋 Hi hunters! 🚀 Remote work is now on an exponential trajectory and growing fast. With its growth, millions of people who are now newly working remotely from home, a cafe, or coworking space, I think will start to realize how mobile they've come and hit the road. 🤔 Problem Previous studies about digital nomads have had the challenge of low sample sizes, this study is based on data from tens of thousands of Nomad List members. This sample size makes the biggest study out there of actual digital nomads (not just people who have the intention to become one like many studies). 💡 Solution My site Nomad List already follows tens of thousands of digital nomads. So it's in the best position to study them. In this report, I try to figure out who these nomads are, what work do they do, and how they spend their life. This report is generated live with data pulled straight from my database. Conclusions you can derive from this about digital nomads and remote workers are as always limited and merely indicative but possibly interesting. There is a selection bias due to Nomad List members having to pay to join the site, so it's not a random population. The title of this report is inspired by Buffer's amazing annual remote work report (and used with permission). 💖 I hope you like it and let me know any other stats I can generate for you about nomads!

Congrats on launching this, Pieter! The report is extremely interesting and gives a really good overview of who the average digital nomad is. What are some questions / insights you wanted to include in the report but couldn't? (because of lack of data, no way to measure accurately, etc.)

i'm shocked 50% of reported nomads are from the US as when I travel I don't see that many americanos

Gold mine of data! Every developing country should use this data to position itself for digital nomads influx. Makes targeting easy

That's funny thing! Thanks for creating it 😌

Nice

LOVE this! As a digital nomad it's so interesting to see the data. Some surprising stats in there!

I am willing to dedicate some portion of my life to become a digital nomad. Interesting point to start, marvelous launch!

Great work! Thanks!

Great work, @levelsio !! I've shared far and wide.

Love this report. @levelsio curious what is that one shocking fact you discover studying so many digital nomads?

This guy shipping muscle on some next level!

Incredible idea, maximum admiration, you should run paid advertising on the platform (wink * wink *)

good to do this

I've always wanted to work and travel at the same time but something always came in the way. This is really helpful to finally take an informed leap :)

Unattractive traits Blues music, Reggae music, Facebook xddd

Governments looking to attract talent, and corps switching to remote work/hybrid models (PwC recently) will be looking for this sort of data soon... awesome job and good luck

Congratulations👍🏻

Bonjour Pieter, bravo pour cette étude !