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People who embrace a location-independent, technology- enabled lifestyle - have moved from being eccentrics to mainstream in less than a decade.
Digital nomads defy a single definition, yet all choose to combine working remotely and traveling for various reasons and lengths of time. Some nomads travel for years, regularly moving across countries and continents.
The shift to remote work has created the opportunity, or at least the possibility, that becoming a digital nomad is an achievable goal.
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Lisa-Maria
Executive Director CRAYS
The number of Digital Nomads has increased 9% from 2021 and a staggering 131% from 2019.
Ourresearch finds that 15.5 million independent workers currently describe themselves as digital nomads in the USA, and many more: 35 million (in the USA) aspire to become nomadic after the pandemic. 5million in Europe and 5 million in the rest of the world comprise an addressable market of 55.8 million worldwide.
In 2022, 69% of digital nomads report planning to continue as digital nomads for at least the next 2-3 years. This is up from 54% in 2021 and 49% in 2020. The main driver of this increase comes from digital nomads with traditional jobs. The share planning on continuing as digital nomads for at least the next 2-3 years increased from 49% in 2021 to 71% in 2022.
The number of digital nomads who are independent workers (freelancers, independent contractors, etc.) also increased in 2021, growing by 5%. Independent workers have always had substantially more location freedom than traditional job holders. The effect of the mix shift between types of digital nomads has been quite dramatic. In 2019, 44% of digital nomads were traditional job holders. In 2022, two-thirds (66%) of digital nomads are traditional jobholders
By 2025, 36.2 million Americans will be working remotely — an 87% increase from pre-pandemic numbers. In fact, managers believe that 26.7% of the workforce will be fully remote in 2023. Work-from-anywhere jobs are cropping up for everyone from developers and designers to customer support professionals and marketing managers!
As a digital nomad, you choose where you work, whether that means a coffee shop, a co-working space, or a palm-thatched bungalow on a tropical beach. Numerous surveys have revealed that people feel happier with some variety in their working environment, rather than sitting every day doing the same thing in the exact same space.
As a digital nomad, you choose where you work, whether that means a coffee shop, a co-working space, or a palm-thatched bungalow on a tropical beach. Numerous surveys have revealed that people feel happier with some variety in their working environment, rather than sitting every day doing the same thing in the exact same space.
Nothing stifles creativity quite like doing the same thing over and over again. As a digital nomad, you’ll be working on something new for every contract, sometimes for completely new people, and often in a completely new location. Freelancing is the embodiment of the maxim that variety is the spice of life!
Reach out to us if you have any questions or contact us directly at
+49 176 460 63 543 or team@crays.world
