Commission Rates on Popular Gig Platforms

You run a small restaurant and take delivery orders from Meituan. The platform takes 20–30%.

Aunties pick up housecleaning jobs online through Swan Home, where the commission is around 30%. If an auntie earns ¥50 for one hour of work, she hands ¥15 to the platform.

At Didi, driver commissions start at about 20%.

If you list a hotel or homestay on Ctrip, the platform takes a cut from every room sold.

Selling goods on Tmall or Douyin also means giving the platforms a slice—around 5%.

Then there’s individual income tax, ranging from 6% to 30%...