In 2018, Fiverr was reported to have earned a total of $100 million in revenue. This means that, on average, the company gets paid $0.50 for each of the 200 million transactions that take place on its platform each year.
Fiverr takes a 20% cut from each transaction that takes place on its platform. This includes both the buyer’s fee and the seller’s fee.
For example, if a buyer spends $5 on a gig, the seller will receive $4 and Fiverr will pocket $1.
Fiverr also charges an additional processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30 for each transaction. So, if a buyer spends $5 on a gig, the total fees charged by Fiverr would be 27.30, which comes to a total of $1.39.
This means that Fiverr earns an average of $0.39 per transaction.
In addition to the fees it charges for transactions, Fiverr also earns revenue from ads and premium services. In 2018, it was reported that ads and premium services accounted for 10% of the company’s total revenue.
This means that Fiverr earned a total of $10 million from ads and premium services in 2018.
How much does Fiverr get paid? On average, the company gets paid 20% of the total amount spent on each transaction, plus an additional 2.30 processing fee.