Kmong in 10 slides
South Korea leading freelance marketplace where experts sell packaged professional and creative services.
- Freelance marketplace
- Freelance sites
- Based in Seoul, South Korea
What you do on Kmong
How the money is made: freelance services
- Build a profile
- Win a client
- Deliver the work
- Get paid
South Korea leading freelance marketplace where experts sell packaged professional and creative services.
Founded 2012 · next to 57 other freelance sites
Work and topics
Good for
What Kmong takes
Tiered 6-20% by volume
From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign up
- Do the work
- Earnings clearSettled within 2 days of purchase confirmation, withdrawal requests daily and ar…
- First payoutEarnings settled within 2 days of purchase confirmation
Time to your first payout
1 way to withdraw
- Bank transfer
Can you join?
Yes.
You need a computer, reliable internet and a bank account. You have to verify your ID. First payout: earnings settled within 2 days of purchase confirmation.
What you need
- A computer
- Reliable internet
- A bank account
- An ID checkBefore you can work or withdraw
What people actually earn
Seoul Economic Daily reported in March 2025 that about 500,000 experts are active on Kmong, selling over 500,000 services across about 700 categories.
Source: v.daum.net ↗How it scores
Weaker on access.
- Fees3.5
- Getting paid3.0
- Access2.5
- Track record3.5
- Proof of earnings3.0
- Verified earnings
- Clear fees
- Fast payouts
- 10 years running
Kmong against its peers
Guess: next to the 29 other freelance sites that charge a percentage, is Kmong…
The cut of all 30 freelance sites that charge a percentage
| Platform | Fee |
|---|---|
| Freelancehunt | 2.5% |
| Worksome | 4% |
| Braintrust | 5% |
| Comet | 5% |
| Mihuashi | 5% |
| Guru | 7% |
| Upwork | 7.5% |
| GoLance | 8% |
| Freelancer | 10% |
| 99designs | 10% |
| Malt | 10% |
| Terawork | 10% |
| Codeable | 10% |
| PeoplePerHour | 11.8% |
| Fastwork | 12% |
| CrowdWorks | 12.5% |
| Wishket | 12.5% |
| Kmong | 13% |
| Sribu | 15% |
| 99Freelas | 15% |
| Projects.co.id | 15% |
| Lancers | 16.5% |
| Mostaql | 17.5% |
| Fiverr | 20% |
| Ureed | 20% |
| Bionluk | 20% |
| Kolabtree | 20% |
| Comeup | 20% |
| Khamsat | 20% |
| Coconala | 22% |
- At 6%–20%, Kmong sits near the middle — the median fee across the 30 freelance sites we track that charge a percentage is 12.3%.
How much we know
We have 9 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts