# The 2024 State of Digital Nomads

Source: https://nomadlist.com/digital-nomad-statistics#unattractive

## Summary

Nomads.com's 2026 report profiles the average digital nomad as a 37-year-old single man who works as a software developer from a home office, based on data from its paid membership community. Among members, the median income is $85,000 a year, 58% work from a home office, and men make up 83% of those with a known gender. Nomads average 1,310 kg of CO₂ per year, which the report says is 72% less than an average American's travel and commuting, and 48% stay in one city for under seven days. The report notes its paid membership excludes non-paying people, so results are only indicative.

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Who is the average nomad in 2026?

👶 37-year old

⚖ ️ Non-progressive

💫 Not religious

😎 Single

✋🏻 White

👋 Heterosexual

👨 ‍ Man

🎓 with a Bachelor's

💻 works as a Software Dev

🏡 from a Home office

💰 makes $85,000 / y

☕️ loves Coffee

🥩 eats meat

🥾 works out by Hiking

🇯🇵 loves Tokyo most

💉 is vaccinated

🍃 produces 72% less CO₂

6️⃣ and stays for 6 months

n=47,932

Remote work is now on an exponential trajectory and growing fast. With its growth, hundreds of millions of people who are now newly working remotely from home, a cafe, or coworking space, will realize they've become location independent and travel or move to new places. In this report, we try to figure out who these people are, what work do they do, and how they spend their life based on data from tens of thousands of Nomads.com members.

This page is built LIVE with data pulled straight from the database every day, so it's always up-to-date. Conclusions you can derive from this are always limited and merely indicative but possibly interesting. Nomads.com is a paid membership community, which means there's a selection bias as people who do not or cannot pay are not in the dataset. On the other hand, free digital nomad communities, like on Facebook, require no commitment to join, therefore it's not clear if these people are merely aspirational or active nomads or not. On Nomads.com we can confirm they are active based on their travel logs.

The title of this report is inspired by Buffer's amazing annual remote work report (and used with permission).

You can freely use this page's data, as long as you reference us as "Nomads.com" (with space in between) and use our logo and link back on every data mention! Thanks!. If you like this, also see the live network graph of all travels on Nomads.com and the fastest growing remote work hubs of 2026.

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🍽 What do nomads eat?

🏋️ How do nomads work out?

🗺 Where do nomads like to go most?

🙋 How do nomads describe themselves?

😍 What are the traits of attractive nomads?

🙈 And unattractive traits?

💼 What are the jobs of attractive nomads?

📉 And most unattractive jobs?

✨ Where do attractive people go?

🎓 Where do the most educated nomads travel?

🐣 How old are the nomads who travel to each city?

💰 Where do the highest-earning nomads travel?

🌍 Which cities draw the most international nomads?

👨‍💻 Where do software developers travel?

🚀 Where do startup founders travel?

🎨 Where do designers travel?

💪 Which cities attract the fittest nomads?

🍺 Where do the biggest drinkers travel?

🎉 Where do the biggest partiers travel?

💘 Where do single nomads travel?

🏆 The overall mix: attractive, rich & educated

👺 Most and least spammy countries

👶 Nomads by age

Age %

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0.1%

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0.1%

22

0.3%

23

0.3%

24

0.5%

25

1%

26

2%

27

2%

28

1%

29

2%

30

2%

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3%

32

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8%

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3%

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active last 365d, n=1,031

⛳️ Nomads by nationality

# Country People %

1 🇺🇸 United States 56,196,283 41%

2 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 9,264,121 7%

3 🇨🇦 Canada 6,182,451 5%

4 🇷🇺 Russia 5,929,229 4%

5 🇩🇪 Germany 5,776,340 4%

6 🇫🇷 France 4,835,116 4%

7 🇧🇷 Brazil 3,698,004 3%

8 🇦🇺 Australia 3,191,559 2%

9 🇳🇱 Netherlands 2,560,892 2%

10 🇮🇳 India 2,532,225 2%

11 🇪🇸 Spain 2,527,447 2%

12 🇮🇹 Italy 2,059,224 2%

13 🇺🇦 Ukraine 1,982,780 1%

14 🇵🇱 Poland 1,686,557 1%

15 🇨🇭 Switzerland 1,385,557 1%

16 🇹🇷 Turkey 1,065,446 1%

17 🇦🇹 Austria 1,032,001 1%

18 🇯🇵 Japan 969,890 1%

19 🇸🇪 Sweden 950,779 1%

20 🇮🇪 Ireland 926,890 1%

21 🇮🇱 Israel 845,668 1%

22 🇧🇪 Belgium 831,334 1%

23 🇨🇿 Czechia 807,445 1%

24 🇰🇷 South Korea 793,112 1%

25 🇦🇷 Argentina 788,334 1%

26 🇵🇹 Portugal 754,890 1%

27 🇿🇦 South Africa 726,223 1%

28 🇲🇽 Mexico 721,445 1%

29 🇷🇴 Romania 707,112 1%

30 🇨🇳 China 692,779 1%

n=28,358

👶 Nomads by gender

Gender %

👨‍ Men

83%

👱‍♀️ Women

17%

🧑 Other

0%

active last 365d, n=16,212

👀 Nomads by sexuality

Sexuality %

👋 Heterosexual

88%

🦄 Bisexual

7%

🏳️‍🌈 Gay or lesbian

5%

n=18,392

🙏 Nomads by beliefs

Religion %

💫 Not religious

51%

🙏 Spirituality

28%

⛪️ Christianity

11%

🙏 Buddhism

3%

🕌 Islam

3%

✨ Astrology

2%

🕍 Judaism

2%

🕉 Hinduism

2%

👳 Sikhism

0%

n=9,519

✋ Nomads by ethnicity

Ethnicity %

✋🏻 White

59%

✋🏾 Non-white

41%

↱✋🏼 Asian

14%

↱✋🏽 Latin

12%

↱✋🏿 Black

7%

↱✋🏽 Indian

5%

↱✋🏾 Middle Eastern

3%

↱✋🏽 Pacific

1%

n=8,664

🎓 Education

Education %

🚌 High School

9%

🎓 Higher education

91%

↱📜 Bachelor's

53%

↱🎓 Master's

35%

↱👩‍🏫 PhD

3%

n=20,205

❤️ Nomads by relationship

Relationship %

😎 Single

67%

😍 In a relationship

33%

n=11,771

👀 Nomads looking for

Looking for %

🤝 Friends

36%

🎒 Travel buddies

32%

🍹 Casual dating

15%

❤️ Relationship

13%

👐 Poly dating

4%

n=68,155

💰 Nomads by income

Income %

< $25k / y

7%

$25k - $50k / y

15%

$50k - $100k / y

33%

$100k - $250k / y

35%

> $250k - $1M / y

9%

> $1M / y

2%

Average $125,755 / y

Median $85,000 / y

n=5,957

💰 Nomads by employment

Employment type %

Full time

37%

Startup founder

19%

Freelance

19%

Full time contractor

9%

Agency

8%

Other

6%

Part time

2%

Part time contractor

1%

n=7,783

🏡 Where do nomads work from

Place %

🏡 Home office

58%

🏬 Coworking

15%

☕️ Cafe

8%

🏢 Office

8%

🛋 Couch

4%

🍽 Dining table

3%

🛏 Bed

2%

🪑 Balcony

1%

🚐 Van

1%

🛥 Boat

0%

🔪 Kitchen

0%

🪴 Garden

0%

💦 Pool

0%

📚 Library

0%

n=6,546

💬 What messaging apps nomads use?

Messaging app %

Telegram

50%

Whatsapp

43%

Snapchat

3%

Facebook

2%

WeChat

0%

LINE

0%

Slack

0%

n=6,441

⚖️ Nomad men by politics

Politics %

🏳️‍🌈 Progressive

43%

⚖️ Non-progressive

57%

↱🗽 Libertarian

27%

↱⚖️ Centrist

22%

↱👴 Conservative

8%

n=3,977

⚖️ Nomad women by politics

Politics %

🏳️‍🌈 Progressive

72%

⚖️ Non-progressive

28%

↱🗽 Libertarian

13%

↱⚖️ Centrist

12%

↱👴 Conservative

3%

n=899

What do nomads eat?

🥩 77% of 👨‍ men eat meat

🥩 57% of 👱‍♀️women eat meat

🚫 37% of nomads don't eat meat

🥒 11% are vegetarian

🥑 11% are vegan

🐟 5% are pescetarian

n=8,504

🍕 Nomad men by diet

Diet %

🥩 Eats meat

77%

🚫 Does not eat meat

23%

↱🥒 Vegetarian

10%

↱🥑 Vegan

10%

↱🐟 Pescetarian

4%

n=6,146

🍕 Nomad women by diet

Diet %

🥩 Eats meat

57%

🚫 Does not eat meat

43%

↱🥒 Vegetarian

19%

↱🥑 Vegan

15%

↱🐟 Pescetarian

10%

n=1,293

How do nomads work out?

🥾 Hiking

💪 Fitness

🏃 Running

🤸‍♀️ Yoga

🏊 Swimming

🚴 Cycling

n=16,889

😅 Nomad men by sports

Sport %

💪 Fitness

49%

🥾 Hiking

47%

🏃 Running

28%

🚴 Cycling

24%

🏊 Swimming

23%

🤸‍♀️ Yoga

20%

🏄 Surfing

18%

⛷ Skiing

15%

🌊 Diving

15%

🏂 Snowboarding

15%

⛰ Climbing

15%

🎾 Tennis

14%

🏍 Motorcycling

13%

💪 Fight sports

10%

🏓 Table tennis

9%

n=11,984

😅 Nomad women by sports

Sport %

🥾 Hiking

51%

🤸‍♀️ Yoga

45%

💪 Fitness

40%

🏊 Swimming

25%

🏃 Running

21%

🚴 Cycling

17%

🌊 Diving

15%

🏄 Surfing

14%

⛰ Climbing

13%

⛷ Skiing

12%

🎾 Tennis

11%

🏂 Snowboarding

9%

💪 Crossfit

5%

🏍 Motorcycling

5%

🏐 Volleyball

5%

n=2,731

Where do nomads like to go most?

🇯🇵 Tokyo

🇵🇹 Ericeira

🇺🇸 Chicago

🇵🇹 Portimão

🇧🇬 Varna

🇮🇸 Reykjavik

n=448,592

Most visited countries, on the map

1 trip 59,964 trips (log scale)

🍃 Avg. CO₂ by member traveling

Year CO₂

2013

670 kg/y

2014

986 kg/y

2015

1,076 kg/y

2016

1,288 kg/y

2017

1,466 kg/y

2018

1,536 kg/y

2019

1,569 kg/y

2020

992 kg/y

2021

1,003 kg/y

2022

1,572 kg/y

2023

1,716 kg/y

2024

1,699 kg/y

2025

1,611 kg/y

2026

1,498 kg/y

Average 1,310 kg/y

Median 1,376 kg/y

Based on 448,592 trips by 16,599 members @ 115g/km CO₂ emitted. An average American spends ~5,000kg/y on commuting by car and flying. We'd assume nomads travel more internationally but on the other hand they don't commute to work since they work 100% remotely. Many walk to work or work from their home, hotel or Airbnb. That means on average nomads generate 1,376 kg/y, or 72% less CO₂ than the average American on travel and commuting.

⏰ How long do nomads stay in one city?

Duration %

< 7 days

48%

7 - 30 days

32%

30 - 90 days

14%

90+ days

6%

Average 62 days (2 months)

Median 7 days

n=437,440

🏡 How long do nomads stay in one country?

Duration %

< 7 days

0%

7 - 30 days

59%

30 - 90 days

28%

90+ days

14%

Average 174 days (6 months)

n=437,440

What do nomads do for work?

💻 Software Dev

📇 Startup Founder

🕸 Web Dev

😁 Marketing

👩‍🎨 Creative

📊 SaaS

n=34,516

👨 Nomad men work as

# Work % vs. women

1 💻 Software Dev 31% +274%

2 📇 Startup Founder 24% +127%

3 🕸 Web Dev 24% +273%

4 😁 Marketing 13% -13%

5 📊 SaaS 12% +176%

6 👩‍🎨 Creative 10% -30%

7 📱 Mobile Dev 9% +334%

8 🤠 Product Manager 9% +52%

9 🎨 UI/UX Design 9% +19%

10 📈 Data 9% +76%

11 💰 Crypto 9% +249%

12 💰 Finance 8% +106%

13 🛒 Ecommerce 7% +81%

14 🤑 Sales 7% +63%

15 🗃 Dev Ops 5% +426%

n=27,677

👱‍♀️ Nomad women work as

# Work % vs. men

1 😁 Marketing 15% +15%

2 👩‍🎨 Creative 15% +43%

3 📇 Startup Founder 11% -56%

4 💻 Software Dev 8% -73%

5 🎨 UI/UX Design 8% -16%

6 🤝 Community 8% +52%

7 👨‍🏫 Education 7% +40%

8 📝 Blogging 7% +46%

9 👊 Coach 7% +48%

10 🕸 Web Dev 6% -73%

11 🤠 Product Manager 6% -34%

12 📈 Data 5% -43%

13 📊 SaaS 4% -64%

14 💰 Finance 4% -51%

15 🛒 Ecommerce 4% -45%

n=6,939

👨 Nomad men vs. women

# Tag vs. women

1 🗃 Dev Ops +426%

2 📡 Sysadmin +399%

3 🏗 Engineering +363%

4 📈 Investor +358%

5 🪖 Military +351%

6 📱 Mobile Dev +334%

7 🤖 AI +306%

8 👾 Game Dev +304%

9 💻 Software Dev +274%

10 🕸 Web Dev +273%

11 💰 Crypto +249%

12 🛡️ InfoSec +243%

13 🤖 AI model +234%

14 👨 Stay-at-home dad +213%

15 📊 SaaS +176%

n=34,516

👱‍♀️ Nomad women vs. men

# Tag vs. men

1 👸 House wife +232%

2 🧑‍💼 Human resources +101%

3 👗 Tradwife +99%

4 🧠 Psychologist +85%

5 📰 Journalism +84%

6 🏥 Healthcare +68%

7 👋 Hospitality +65%

8 🙂 Support +64%

9 👨‍⚕️ Medical +56%

10 🤝 Community +52%

11 👊 Coach +48%

12 📝 Blogging +46%

13 👩‍🎨 Creative +43%

14 👨‍🏫 Education +40%

15 📞 Recruitment +36%

n=34,516

How do nomads describe themselves?

☕️ Coffee

🇬🇧 Speaks English

🙂 Optimist

⛰ Outdoors

😎 Single

💪 Fitness

n=34,516

👨‍ Nomad men

# Tag % vs. 👱‍♀️

1 ☕️ Coffee 32% +12%

2 🇬🇧 Speaks English 28% +8%

3 🙂 Optimist 27% +15%

4 💪 Fitness 22% +32%

5 😎 Single 22% +18%

6 🧠 Open-minded 21% +9%

7 ⛰ Outdoors 21% -8%

8 🥾 Hiking 21% +1%

9 💉 COVID vaccinated 21% +7%

10 🐶 Dogs 20% -7%

11 ☀️ Waking up early 20% +11%

12 🍺 Beer 19% +102%

13 🌙 Staying up late 19% +37%

14 📖 Reading 19% -7%

15 🚭 No smoking 18% +9%

n=27,677

👱‍♀️ Nomad women

# Tag % vs. 👨‍

1 ☕️ Coffee 29% -11%

2 🇬🇧 Speaks English 26% -7%

3 🙂 Optimist 23% -13%

4 ⛰ Outdoors 23% +8%

5 🐶 Dogs 22% +7%

6 🥾 Hiking 21% -1%

7 🍷 Wine 21% +15%

8 📖 Reading 20% +7%

9 💉 COVID vaccinated 20% -6%

10 🧠 Open-minded 19% -9%

11 🍵 Tea 19% +16%

12 🤸‍♀️ Yoga 19% +109%

13 😎 Single 19% -15%

14 ☀️ Waking up early 18% -10%

15 💪 Fitness 17% -24%

n=6,939

👨 Nomad men vs. women

# Tag vs. 👱‍♀️

1 👨 No beard +510%

2 ⚽️ Football +358%

3 🧑‍ Short hair +326%

4 🪂 Dropout +254%

5 ✈️ Private pilot +238%

6 🏀 Basketball +223%

7 🏒 Ice hockey +222%

8 🕉 Hindu +192%

9 🏎 Race sports +188%

10 ♟️ Chess +187%

11 🏓 Table tennis +180%

12 🏍 Motorcycling +177%

13 👴 Conservative politics +171%

14 💪 Fight sports +168%

15 🍚 Creatine +165%

n=34,516

👱‍♀️ Nomad women vs. men

# Tag vs. 👨

1 💄 Makeup +4,221%

2 🤸‍♀️ Pilates +881%

3 👱‍♀️ Long hair +401%

4 🍶 Ceramics +371%

5 👗 Dress up +295%

6 ✨ Astrology +281%

7 💪 Feminism +260%

8 ⚱️ Luxury brands +226%

9 ✨ Believe in astrology +183%

10 🍶 Pottery +173%

11 💃 Fashion +172%

12 🟥 Red hair +159%

13 🎨 Drawing +145%

14 💃 Dancing +127%

15 🛍 Shopping +125%

n=34,516

💉 Nomads by vaccination

Vaccinated %

💉 COVID vaccinated

92%

💉 Not COVID vaccinated

8%

n=8,559

💉 Vaccination (men)

Vaccinated%

💉 Vaccinated

91%

💉 Not vaccinated

9%

n=6,294

💉 Vaccination (women)

Vaccinated%

💉 Vaccinated

93%

💉 Not vaccinated

7%

n=1,456

❤️ Nomads by family

Relationship %

❤️ Close to parents

82%

💔 Not close to parents

18%

n=2,721

👶 Nomads by childhood

Childhood %

😊 Happy childhood

89%

😔 Unhappy childhood

11%

n=2,936

👨 Childhood (men)

Childhood%

😊 Happy childhood

90%

😔 Unhappy childhood

10%

n=2,250

👩 Childhood (women)

Childhood%

😊 Happy childhood

87%

😔 Unhappy childhood

13%

n=421

🏡 Homeownership amongst nomads

Homeownership %

🏡 Homeowner

56%

🏡 Not a homeowner

44%

n=3,175

What are the traits of attractive nomads?

Attractiveness is based on the proportion of people liking or disliking a person based on their photo on Nomads.com's dating app. It does not show any of these traits in their profile when they rate them. People who are rated as attractive based on their photo are more likely to have these traits. TL;DR hot people have specific traits, but those specific traits don't necessarily make you hot (you could always try though).

😍 In a relationship

💔 My parents separated

🏐 Volleyball

🧒 Only child

🏓 Pickleball

n=34,516

👨‍ Most attractive men's traits

# Tag Diff

1 🏓 Pickleball +243%

2 🧬 Longevity +199%

3 🍚 Creatine +188%

4 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ +187%

5 🐢 Slowmad +152%

6 😍 In a relationship +146%

7 💦 Sparkling water +137%

8 🏸 Padel +98%

9 🏔️ Live in the mountains +92%

10 🎲 Board games +87%

11 🏀 Basketball +83%

12 ✨ Believe in astrology +80%

13 🏡 Homeowner +79%

14 🏡 Architecture +78%

15 🧗 Bouldering +75%

16 🎤 Podcast +75%

17 🌊 Free diving +74%

18 💬 𝕏 +74%

19 🏝️ Live near the beach +73%

20 🧑‍ Short hair +68%

21 🎧 Hiphop music +67%

22 🥚 Soft boiled eggs +67%

23 🎧 Dubstep music +64%

24 💦 Still water +64%

25 🇯🇲 Reggae music +63%

26 ⛳️ Golf +62%

27 🏉 Rugby +60%

28 🏡 Not a homeowner +60%

29 🏋️‍ Weightlifting +58%

30 🎏 Kitesurfing +58%

n=34,516

👱‍♀️ Most attractive women's traits

# Tag Diff

1 🐩 Samoyeds +229%

2 🧒 Only child +225%

3 💔 My parents separated +223%

4 🏐 Volleyball +207%

5 🎾 Tennis +202%

6 🚬 Social smoker +193%

7 🛍 Shopping +182%

8 🏓 Table tennis +176%

9 🏃 Running +171%

10 🎧 Trance music +171%

11 🧼 Clean freak +165%

12 😍 In a relationship +164%

13 🏄 Surfing +159%

14 👨‍🎤 Partying +155%

15 ⛷ Skiing +147%

16 🗽 Libertarian politics +141%

17 ⬜️ Has no tattoos +126%

18 🚴 Cycling +124%

19 🐟 Pescetarian +120%

20 🥑 Vegan +118%

21 🎒 Backpacking +116%

22 💫 Not religious +114%

23 🥚 Hard boiled eggs +114%

24 🌙 Staying up late +114%

25 🍺 Beer +112%

26 🍁 420 +112%

27 🚐 Vanlife +112%

28 🏍 Motorcycling +112%

29 🇨🇳 Chinese food +111%

30 💪 Fitness +105%

n=34,516

And unattractive traits?

Attractiveness is based on the proportion of people liking or disliking a person based on their photo on Nomads.com's dating app. That does NOT mean people like or dislike specific traits. It's that people who are rated as unattractive are more likely to have selected these traits on their profile. TL;DR unattractive people have specific traits, but those specific traits don't necessarily make you unattractive.

😈 FetLife

💄 Makeup

⚱️ Luxury brands

🪂 Skydiving

🏄 Bodyboarding

😶‍🌫️ Hang gliding

n=34,516

👨‍ Most unattractive men's traits

# Tag Diff

1 😈 FetLife -2,957%

2 💄 Makeup -555%

3 ⚱️ Luxury brands -300%

4 🪂 Skydiving -162%

5 🏄 Bodyboarding -104%

6 😶‍🌫️ Hang gliding -82%

7 🎭 Swinging -78%

8 🏏 Cricket -73%

9 🎧 Garage music -66%

10 🇰🇷 K-pop music -53%

11 🎳 Bowling -41%

12 📔 Religious -32%

13 🎧 Trance music -31%

14 ✈️ Private pilot -27%

15 😎 Single -17%

16 😈 Kink -17%

17 🍖 Paleo -16%

18 🏍 Motorcycling -15%

19 👨‍🦲 Bald -15%

20 👅 Sex positive -13%

21 🌻 Gardening -13%

22 🐩 Samoyeds -10%

23 🛍 Shopping -9%

24 🏎 Race sports -8%

25 🙏 Buddhist -8%

26 🏚 Urbex -6%

27 🪂 Paragliding -3%

28 ⛔️ Doesn't want kids -2%

29 🏳️‍🌈 Progressive politics -1%

n=34,516

👱‍♀️ Most unattractive women's traits

# Tag Diff

1 💥 Messy -2,163%

2 🌸 Anime -1,381%

3 🏝️ Live near the beach -1,220%

4 🐢 Slowmad -1,220%

5 💦 Still water -1,139%

6 🚬 Daily smoker -1,058%

7 🧐 Pessimist -977%

8 🧗 Bouldering -924%

9 🧬 Longevity -870%

10 👴 Conservative politics -681%

11 🎤 Podcast -681%

12 💦 Sparkling water -654%

13 💃 Fashion -654%

14 💅 Nails -546%

15 🗝 Vintage -466%

16 💬 TikTok -439%

17 💬 Snapchat -412%

18 🍚 Creatine -385%

19 🇵🇷 Reggaeton music -385%

20 👠 High heels -277%

21 🏔️ Live in the mountains -277%

22 😈 FetLife -250%

23 🧶 Knitting -250%

24 🍶 Pottery -250%

25 🏓 Pickleball -196%

26 💎 Jewelry -169%

27 ⚱️ Luxury brands -142%

28 ✨ Believe in astrology -130%

29 ❤️ Happy childhood -94%

30 🏀 Basketball -91%

n=34,516

What are the jobs of attractive nomads?

Attractiveness is based on the proportion of people liking or disliking a person based on their photo on Nomads.com's dating app. That does NOT mean people like or dislike specific jobs. It's that people who are rated as attractive are more likely to work in speciifc industries. TL;DR hot people work in specific industries, but those specific industries don't necessarily make you hot (you could always try though).

📱 Mobile Dev

📞 Recruitment

🎨 Artist

🤝 Community

📹 Content Creator

📊 SaaS

n=34,516

👨‍ Attractive men's jobs

# Tag Diff

1 🎨 Artist +129%

2 📹 Content Creator +122%

3 🤝 Consulting +97%

4 🤖 AI model +96%

5 🎵 Music +95%

6 🏗 Engineering +88%

7 👨‍⚕️ Medical +72%

8 📸 Model +66%

9 📊 SaaS +65%

10 🎨 UI/UX Design +61%

11 📈 Investor +59%

12 🧠 Psychologist +59%

13 📞 Recruitment +55%

14 🚚 Logistics +49%

15 👊 Coach +48%

16 🤠 Product Manager +46%

17 🛒 Ecommerce +45%

18 😎 VR Dev +40%

19 📱 Mobile Dev +36%

20 📈 Data +35%

21 📇 Startup Founder +34%

22 😁 Marketing +33%

23 🤑 Sales +32%

24 💻 Software Dev +32%

25 💪 Fitness +31%

26 👾 Game Dev +28%

27 🧑‍💼 Human resources +27%

28 🗃 Dev Ops +25%

29 🕸 Web Dev +21%

30 📝 Blogging +19%

n=34,516

👱‍♀️ Attractive women's jobs

# Tag Diff

1 📱 Mobile Dev +161%

2 📞 Recruitment +128%

3 🤝 Community +107%

4 💻 Software Dev +85%

5 👩‍🎨 Creative +79%

6 💪 Fitness +78%

7 👊 Coach +70%

8 📇 Startup Founder +67%

9 👨‍🏫 Education +64%

10 📰 Journalism +59%

11 📝 Blogging +57%

12 🎨 UI/UX Design +57%

13 📊 SaaS +55%

14 🤠 Product Manager +54%

15 🕸 Web Dev +48%

16 😁 Marketing +41%

17 🛒 Ecommerce +38%

18 💰 Finance +8%

n=34,516

And most unattractive jobs?

Attractiveness is based on the proportion of people liking or disliking a person based on their photo on Nomads.com's dating app. That does NOT mean people like or dislike specific jobs. It's that people who are rated as unattractive are more likely to have selected these jobs on their profile. TL;DR unattractive people have specific jobs, but those specific jobs don't necessarily make you unattractive.

🚩 Politics

🏠 Real estate

🛡️ InfoSec

👩‍💼 Law

🏡 Architecture

📰 Journalism

n=34,516

👨‍ Most unattractive men's jobs

# Tag Diff

1 🚩 Politics -121%

2 👩‍💼 Law -69%

3 🏡 Architecture -54%

4 📰 Journalism -50%

5 🛡️ InfoSec -16%

6 🏠 Real estate -12%

7 🌶 Adult -11%

8 🙂 Support -10%

9 🗺 Geo -6%

n=34,516

👱‍♀️ Most unattractive women's jobs

# Tag Diff

1 📹 Content Creator -1,705%

2 🚩 Politics -1,354%

3 🎨 Artist -924%

4 🏥 Healthcare -681%

5 😎 VR Dev -654%

6 📈 Investor -412%

7 🎵 Music -412%

8 🤖 AI model -385%

9 🏠 Real estate -358%

10 🛡️ InfoSec -223%

11 👋 Hospitality -157%

12 🙂 Support -36%

13 🏃 Sports -32%

14 📈 Data -31%

15 🤑 Sales -23%

16 👩‍💼 Law -21%

17 💰 Crypto -14%

18 🗺 Geo -5%

19 👾 Game Dev -2%

n=34,516

Where do attractive people go?

And where do unattractive people go?

Where do the most educated nomads travel?

Share of the visiting nomads who travel to each city (locals excluded) who hold a 🎓 graduate degree (a Master's or PhD), based on the highest degree they selected on their profile. Adjusted for sample size so cities with few visitors don't dominate.

How old are the nomads who travel to each city?

Median age of the visiting nomads who travel to each city (people who live there are excluded), based on the birth date on their profile.

Where do the highest-earning nomads travel?

Median self-reported yearly income of the visiting nomads who travel to each city (locals excluded). The median is used so a few very large numbers can’t skew it.

💰 Highest-earning visitors

#CityMedian income

1🇺🇸 Austin$150,000

2🇨🇦 Vancouver$150,000

3🇬🇧 London$100,000

4🇯🇵 Tokyo$100,000

5🇿🇦 Cape Town$100,000

6🇵🇹 Madeira$100,000

7🇺🇸 New York City$100,000

8🇳🇿 Auckland$100,000

9🇲🇽 Mexico City$100,000

10🇸🇮 Ljubljana$100,000

11🇩🇰 Copenhagen$100,000

12🇦🇺 Sydney$100,000

13🇮🇳 Mumbai$100,000

14🇲🇽 Oaxaca$100,000

15🇲🇦 Marrakesh$100,000

16🇮🇳 Delhi$100,000

17🇬🇹 Antigua$100,000

18🇹🇼 Taipei$100,000

19🇺🇸 Boston$100,000

20🇧🇷 São Paulo$100,000

21🇺🇸 Chicago$100,000

22🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro$100,000

23🇺🇸 Las Vegas$100,000

24🇨🇦 Montreal$100,000

25🇦🇷 Buenos Aires$100,000

26🇺🇸 Miami$100,000

27🇯🇵 Kyoto$100,000

28🇸🇪 Stockholm$100,000

29🇧🇷 Florianopolis$100,000

30🇨🇴 Bogota$100,000

Median self-reported income of visiting nomadsn=48,318 nomads

🪙 Lowest-earning visitors

#CityMedian income

1🇰🇿 Almaty$70,000

2🇵🇭 Cebu$70,000

3🇦🇲 Yerevan$70,000

4🇰🇭 Phnom Penh$70,000

5🇹🇭 Pattaya$75,000

6🇹🇷 Antalya$75,000

7🇻🇳 Hoi An$75,000

8🇲🇾 Penang$75,000

9🇬🇪 Batumi$75,000

10🇹🇭 Ko Pha Ngan$75,000

11🇧🇬 Bansko$75,000

12🇬🇪 Tbilisi$75,000

13🇻🇳 Da Nang$75,000

14🇰🇷 Busan$75,000

15🇻🇦 Vatican City$80,000

16🇱🇺 Luxembourg$80,000

17🇪🇸 Tenerife$80,000

18🇱🇰 Colombo$80,000

19🇹🇭 Ko Lanta$80,000

20🇹🇭 Ko Tao$80,000

21🇹🇭 Phuket$80,000

22🇵🇾 Asuncion$80,000

23🇮🇩 Jakarta$80,000

24🇲🇰 Skopje$80,000

25🇰🇭 Siem Reap$80,000

26🇯🇵 Fukuoka$80,000

27🇻🇳 Hanoi$80,000

28🇹🇭 Krabi$80,000

29🇮🇩 Ubud$80,000

30🇮🇩 Uluwatu$80,000

Median self-reported income of visiting nomadsn=48,318 nomads

Which cities draw the most international nomads?

Among the nomads who travel to each city, the chance that two random visitors come from different countries — higher means a more internationally mixed crowd of visitors.

Where do software developers travel?

Share of the visiting nomads who travel to each city who work as software, web or mobile developers (of those who shared their profession).

Where do startup founders travel?

Share of the visiting nomads who travel to each city who are startup founders (of those who shared their profession).

Where do designers travel?

Share of the visiting nomads who travel to each city in UI/UX or creative design roles (of those who shared their profession).

Which cities attract the fittest nomads?

Share of the visiting nomads who travel to each city who lift — gym, strength training and Crossfit (casual running, cycling and yoga are not counted).

Where do the biggest drinkers travel?

Share of the visiting nomads who travel to each city who list beer, wine, cocktails or drinking among their likes (of those who shared any lifestyle likes).

Where do the biggest partiers travel?

Share of the visiting nomads who travel to each city who list partying among their likes (of those who shared any lifestyle likes).

Where do single nomads travel?

Share of the visiting nomads who travel to each city who say they’re single (of those who shared their relationship status).

The overall mix: attractive, rich & educated

A blended 0-100 score of the visiting nomads to each city, combining how attractive they’re rated, their median income, and how many hold a graduate degree. Each city is percentile-ranked against the others on all three, then averaged with equal weight.

Most and least spammy countries

Share of members from each signup country ever warned by our moderators or by Nomad Bot, for things like self promotion, job posts or spam. Human mods issued most warnings from 2019 to 2023, Nomad Bot took over in 2024. Only countries with at least 100 members are ranked.

👺 Most spammy countries

# Country Warned

1 🇦🇷 Argentina 24.5%

2 🇱🇹 Lithuania 20%

3 🇨🇴 Colombia 19.4%

4 🇮🇹 Italy 19%

5 🇪🇸 Spain 18.8%

6 🇧🇪 Belgium 18.5%

7 🇧🇷 Brazil 17.8%

8 🇺🇦 Ukraine 17.7%

9 🇿🇦 South Africa 17.6%

10 🇪🇪 Estonia 17.4%

Share of members by country warned for spamming chatn=41,977 members

😇 Least spammy countries

# Country Warned

1 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 5.4%

2 🇯🇵 Japan 8%

3 🇳🇴 Norway 8.1%

4 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 8.3%

5 🇺🇸 United States 9.2%

6 🇹🇭 Thailand 9.2%

7 🇰🇷 South Korea 9.4%

8 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 11%

9 🇷🇺 Russia 11.2%

10 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 11.3%

Share of members by country warned for spamming chatn=41,977 members

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