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19% of respondents ranked device rooting / jailbreaking as their biggest manipulation challenge currently in the gig economy.
24% of gig economy respondents said that collusion is a top fraud and abuse concern for both 2025 and 2026.
17% of respondents cite promo & referral abuse as a top concern for the gig economy in 2026.
Refund abuse accounts for 19% of fraud and abuse concerns in the gig economy.
14% of respondents cite ban evasion as a top concern for the gig economy in 2026.
19% of manipulation concerns in the gig economy by 2026 will be related to app cloning.
48% of gig economy platforms use tamper detection for fraud prevention.
Chargebacks and payment fraud account for 24% of fraud and abuse concerns in the gig economy.
14% of respondents cite driver compensation as a top concern for the gig economy in 2026.
24% of manipulation concerns in the gig economy by 2026 will be related to bots and script automation.
26% of respondents ranked app tampering / code injection as their biggest manipulation challenge currently in the gig economy.
86% of respondents in the gig economy reported Device ID as a widely used fraud prevention tool on their platforms.
Promo and referral abuse accounts for 14% of fraud and abuse concerns in the gig economy.
21% of respondents ranked device farms as their biggest manipulation challenge currently in the gig economy.
29% of respondents ranked app cloning as their biggest manipulation challenge currently in the gig economy.
51% of leaders at gig economy organisations reported fraud tool spending increased in 2025.
21% of manipulation concerns in the gig economy by 2026 will be related to device farms.
Cancellation abuse accounts for 14% of fraud and abuse concerns in the gig economy.
Account sharing and renting accounts for 14% of fraud and abuse concerns in the gig economy.
69% of gig economy platforms use email and phone verification.
52% of gig economy platforms use location intelligence for fraud prevention.
48% of gig economy platforms use facial recognition for fraud prevention.
83% of leaders at gig economy organisations expect fraud tool spending to increase or hold steady in 2026.
24% of respondents cite collusion as a top concern for the gig economy in 2026.
17% of respondents cite chargebacks as a top concern for the gig economy in 2026.
29% of manipulation concerns in the gig economy by 2026 will be related to app tampering/code injection.
50% of gig economy platforms use 3D Secure for fraud prevention.
50% of gig economy platforms use MFA for fraud prevention.