The 2021 State of Digital Nomads
The biggest study on digital nomads ever by Nomad List
The 2021 State of Digital Nomads launched on October 8, 2021 with 337 votes, #39 of 2,933 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.
In plain words
The 2021 State of Digital Nomads is a research report based on data from tens of thousands of Nomad List members who are location-independent remote workers. The study examines who digital nomads are, what types of work they do, and how they spend their lives. It provides insights into the global nomad community and remote work patterns through analysis of a large, active user base tracked by Nomad List.
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From the sources
Nomad List tracks tens of thousands of location independent remote workers. In this report, we try to figure out who these digital nomads are, what work do they do, and how they spend their life based on data from tens of thousands of Nomad List members.
Remote work is now on an exponential trajectory and growing fast. With its growth, hundreds of millions of people who are now newly working remotely from home, a cafe, or coworking space, will realize they've become location independent and travel or move to new places. In this report, we try to figure out who these people are, what work do they do, and how they spend their life based on data
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