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Upwork Inc. reports developments for a human and AI-powered work marketplace that connects businesses with global independent talent across freelance, agency, fractional and payrolled work. Recurring company updates cover the Upwork Marketplace, Lifted enterprise contingent-work management, Uma™ AI work agent features, SMB offerings such as Business Plus, and integrations that move customers from project scoping to hiring and contracting.
Upwork news also covers financial results, gross services volume, active-client trends, adjusted EBITDA outlook, enterprise pipeline activity, platform trust and integrity partnerships, and capital actions such as common-stock repurchase authorizations.
Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) will report its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results on Monday, February 9, 2026 after market close. The company will hold a Q&A conference call the same day at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast will be available on the Upwork Investor Relations website at investors.upwork.com. An audio replay will be available for one week after the call and the webcast will be archived on the investor site for approximately one year.
Upwork (Nasdaq: UPWK) released its December Monthly Hiring Report on Jan 8, 2026, showing a shift toward operational hiring as businesses brace for macro uncertainty.
Key marketplace moves: Project Management +23% MoM, Accounting & Bookkeeping +15% MoM, and Virtual Admin +3% MoM. SMBs drove gains, with SMB Project Management +70% MoM. Categories tied to experimentation cooled: Ecommerce Development -56% MoM (but +14% YoY), Branding -17% MoM (but +21% YoY), and Marketing -15% MoM (but +43% YoY). The report uses >1M U.S. job posts and a monthly business pulse survey.
Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) released its November Monthly Hiring Report on Dec 4, 2025, showing rising demand for human-centered skills as companies scale AI.
Key metrics include quality assurance testing +19% month-over-month, AI & machine learning +16%, and language tutoring & interpretation +48%. The report draws on more than 1 million annual U.S. job posts and a monthly business pulse survey, noting 39% of businesses cite skill gaps as a top challenge and 85% say digital fluency and AI literacy are growing in importance.
Upwork (Nasdaq: UPWK) announced that CFO Erica Gessert will participate in a fireside chat at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 1:55 p.m. PT / 4:55 p.m. ET.
A live webcast will be available in the Events and Presentations section of Upwork’s Investor Relations site at investors.upwork.com, with an archive available for approximately 90 days. The company noted it may disclose material developments during the event and advised contacting the conference host for additional details.
Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) outlined a multi-year growth plan at its 2025 Investor Day, emphasizing an AI-native marketplace, SMB expansion, and a new enterprise subsidiary, Lifted. Management forecasted 2026 GSV growth of 4–6%, 2026 revenue growth of 6–8%, and an adjusted EBITDA margin of ~29% in 2026. For 2028 targets, Upwork expects GSV CAGR 7–9%, revenue CAGR 13–15%, and adjusted EBITDA ~20% CAGR. Key traction points include >$100M incremental 2025 GSV from AI/experience work and $300M annualized AI-category GSV growing >50% YoY in Q3 2025. Presentation materials and a recorded webcast are available on the company investor site.
Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) released initial findings from its Human+Agent Productivity Index (HAPI) on Nov. 13, 2025, measuring humans-in-the-loop (HITL) across >300 real client projects.
HAPI found that human and AI agent collaboration increased project completion rates by up to 70% versus agents alone, and noted the study focused on simple, well-defined jobs that represent less than 6% of Upwork's gross services volume (GSV). Upwork will present full HAPI results at a NeurIPS workshop and published methodology at its HAPI webpage.
Upwork (Nasdaq: UPWK) announced its first international operational hub in Lisbon, Portugal, planned in Alcântara and expected to be fully operational by Q4 2026. The company has already begun hiring to support product development and technical roles outside the U.S.
The move follows a record-breaking Q3 driven by AI product innovation: GSV from AI-related work grew 53% year-over-year. Upwork leadership said the Lisbon hub will advance AI infrastructure and scale the marketplace’s AI talent capabilities.
Upwork (Nasdaq: UPWK) released its October 2025 Monthly Hiring Report showing businesses are turning to independent talent ahead of the holidays. 78% of businesses plan to hire independent talent in the next three months and flexibility (25%) and speed to hire (23%) top reasons.
Key marketplace trends in October: customer service & tech support +30%, community management +29%, data mining & management +26%, AI & machine learning +15%, and game design & development +38%. The report also found 55% of businesses expect to hire data analysts or data scientists soon and top in-demand skills include AI proficiency (61%) and digital marketing (53%).
Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) reported Q3 2025 revenue of $201.7M (up 4% YoY) and GAAP net income of $29.3M with diluted EPS $0.21. Adjusted EBITDA hit a record $59.6M (up 38% YoY) and a record 30% adjusted EBITDA margin. GSV was $1.018B, up 1.9% YoY; active clients totaled 794,000. The company announced a new $100M share repurchase authorization, launched Lifted after acquiring Bubty and Ascen, and continues expanding its Uma AI features. Upwork raised full‑year 2025 guidance to $782M–$787M revenue and $222M–$225M adjusted EBITDA, and provided Q4 2025 guidance for revenue of $193M–$198M and adjusted EBITDA of $49M–$52M.
Upwork (Nasdaq: UPWK) released research showing SMBs accelerated growth in 2025 by adopting AI, flexible talent, and experimentation. The study surveyed ~500 SMB leaders and reports: 93% of SMBs using AI saw revenue increases, 41% exceeded 10% revenue growth, and job posts for AI expertise rose 44% on the Upwork Marketplace Jan–Jul 2025. Upwork also refreshed Business Plus to include Uma Recruiter, an always-on AI hiring agent that delivers top matches in under six hours, plus instant access to the top 1% of talent across 125+ categories and built-in performance tools.