Independent product intelligence · Worldwide · 2026-05-01 → 2026-07-31
Outlier connects subject matter experts with paid opportunities to train cutting-edge generative AI models, offering flexible remote work schedules. Contribute your knowledge to improve AI performance across various domains.
Traffic & engagement
Traffic and engagement were not measured for this domain. The ranking positions below were.
Search demand
Search economics, brand dependence and ranking depth expose whether demand is portable or tied to the brand.
| # | Keyword | Clicks | Organic | Paid | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai with expert | 3.6K | 3.6K | 0 | 3.03% |
| 2 | ai training jobs | 2.8K | 2.1K | 650 | 2.31% |
| 3 | data annotation | 2.7K | 30 | 2.6K | 2.23% |
| 4 | appen | 1.9K | 40 | 1.9K | 1.61% |
| 5 | workana | 1.3K | 0 | 1.3K | 1.06% |
AI referral visibility
AI referrals are still a minority channel, but they show which assistants and pages are becoming discovery surfaces.
The identifiable AI mix includes ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Manus, Copilot, Perplexity, DeepSeek, while the source groups 11.0% into “Others”.
| # | Page / folder | Traffic | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | outlier.ai | 635.7K | 67.06% |
| 2 | other | 104K | 10.97% |
| 3 | app.outlier.ai/login | 35.3K | 3.72% |
| 4 | app.outlier.ai/dashboard | 16.1K | 1.70% |
| 5 | app.outlier.ai/en/expert/opportunities | 8K | 0.84% |
| 6 | outlier.ai/experts | 5.9K | 0.62% |
| 7 | outlier.ai/faq | 5.6K | 0.59% |
| 8 | outlier.ai/about-us | 4.7K | 0.50% |
| 9 | outlier.ai/experts/medicine | 4.6K | 0.49% |
| 10 | playground.outlier.ai/chat | 4.5K | 0.47% |
| 11 | app.outlier.ai/en/expert/jobs | 4.3K | 0.46% |
| 12 | app.outlier.ai/opportunities | 4.3K | 0.46% |
| 13 | outlier.ai/generalists/t1 | 4.2K | 0.44% |
| 14 | outlier.ai/careers | 3.3K | 0.35% |
| 15 | app.outlier.ai/en/expert/opportunities/4476997005 | 3.2K | 0.34% |
| 16 | outlier.ai/blog/your-guide-to-working-on-outlier | 3.2K | 0.34% |
| 17 | community.outlier.ai | 2.9K | 0.31% |
| 18 | outlier.ai/languages/ar-apc | 2.9K | 0.30% |
| 19 | outlier.ai/experts/law-sgp | 2.9K | 0.30% |
| 20 | outlier.ai/languages/nl-nl | 2.8K | 0.29% |
| 21 | outlier.ai/languages/it-it | 2.7K | 0.28% |
| 22 | outlier.ai/languages/ja-jp | 2.6K | 0.28% |
| 23 | app.outlier.ai/en/expert/opportunities/4521842005 | 2.6K | 0.27% |
| 24 | outlier.ai/languages/ko-kr | 2.5K | 0.26% |
Product profile
Traffic makes more sense when you can connect it to the actual product promise.
“Outlier”
Outlier connects subject matter experts with paid opportunities to train cutting-edge generative AI models, offering flexible remote work schedules. Contribute your knowledge to improve AI performance across various domains.
4 of 8 signal groups are available for this product: identity, authority and backlinks, AI referrals, search demand.
Not measured for this domain: traffic and engagement, audience demographics, country distribution, acquisition mix. Those sections are left out of the page rather than filled with estimates.
Canonical website: https://outlier.ai
Observed across 1 discovery source.
Research questions
Every answer is tied to a source we collected, and the questions with no evidence behind them are left unanswered rather than guessed.
Outlier connects subject matter experts with paid opportunities to train generative AI models. The platform enables flexible remote work schedules for experts to contribute their knowledge to improve AI performance.
Outlier offers remote work opportunities with flexible schedules where experts can earn money. Common tasks include writing challenging prompts, creating grading rubrics, and rating answers. No AI experience is needed to join.
Outlier has a rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars on Trustpilot, based on reviews from over 3,000 experts.
Outlier receives significant search traffic, with top search terms including 'ai with expert', 'ai training jobs', and 'data annotation'. Measured traffic data shows its search visits grew from approximately 1.87 million in May 2026 to 2.30 million in July 2026.
Outlier receives a measurable portion of its traffic from AI assistants. The majority comes from ChatGPT, followed by Gemini, with smaller shares from Claude and Manus.
Outlier's search traffic shows growth over the measured period. Its monthly search visits increased from about 1.87 million in May 2026 to nearly 2.30 million in July 2026, and its referring domain count grew from 2,906 to 2,946 over the same timeframe.
Outlier has a domain authority of 40, which is well above the category median of 22. It also receives substantial AI traffic, with over 947,000 total AI-driven visits measured between February and July 2026.
Outlier has a domain authority of 40 and a large backlink profile. As of August 2026, it has 2,946 referring domains and over 72,600 total backlinks.
Outlier is used by subject matter experts to improve AI models through tasks such as writing challenging prompts, creating grading rubrics, and rating or ranking answers. It serves experts in coding, STEM, languages, and other domains.
Outlier is for subject matter experts, including MAs, PhDs, and college graduates. The platform has onboarded over 700K experts from 50 countries.
Behind the lock
Worldwide estimates · Data period 2026-05-01 → 2026-07-31 · AI referral period 2026-02-01 → 2026-07-31. Figures are measured estimates intended for market research. Signals we have not measured for this domain are omitted, never estimated; a measured zero is still reported as zero. How this was measured