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Chinese gig platforms like 58.com, which facilitates temporary jobs such as movers, nannies, and home repairs, experience over 100 million visits per month. This is starkly contrasted with US platforms like TaskRabbit, which see just over 1 million visitors, even after adjusting for population differences. Gig work has become the primary income source for approximately 27 million Americans, but in China, nearly 240 million people—almost half the urban population—are engaged in gig work at least part-time, especially among young people. Cities like Shenzhen and Shanghai see up to 70% of their youth participating in gig employment.