Organization and Description of Business	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Description of Business	Organization and Description of Business Upwork Inc., which is referred to as the Company or Upwork, through its complementary, wholly owned subsidiaries, connects businesses with global, AI-enabled talent across every on-demand work type, including freelance, agency, fractional, and payrolled. The Company’s portfolio of platforms and other workforce solutions includes the Upwork Marketplace, the world’s human and AI-powered work marketplace that connects businesses with on-demand access to highly skilled independent talent worldwide, and Lifted, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary that provides a purpose-built solution for enterprise organizations to source, contract, manage, and pay talent across the full spectrum of contingent work. The Company’s customers consist of both talent and clients, where talent includes independent professionals and agencies of varying sizes that deliver services through the Upwork Marketplace, Lifted, or other Company workforce solutions. Clients range from small businesses and entrepreneurs to large enterprises that seek and engage with talent through these platforms and other workforce solutions. Upwork Inc. is incorporated in the state of Delaware and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, the terms “Upwork” and the “Company” in these notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements refer to Upwork Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Organization and Description of Business

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Description of Business

Upwork Inc., which is referred to as the Company or Upwork, through its complementary, wholly owned subsidiaries, connects businesses with global, AI-enabled talent across every on-demand work type, including freelance, agency, fractional, and payrolled. The Company’s portfolio of platforms and other workforce solutions includes the Upwork Marketplace, the world’s human and AI-powered work marketplace that connects businesses with on-demand access to highly skilled independent talent worldwide, and Lifted, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary that provides a purpose-built solution for enterprise organizations to source, contract, manage, and pay talent across the full spectrum of contingent work.

The Company’s customers consist of both talent and clients, where talent includes independent professionals and agencies of varying sizes that deliver services through the Upwork Marketplace, Lifted, or other Company workforce solutions. Clients range from small businesses and entrepreneurs to large enterprises that seek and engage with talent through these platforms and other workforce solutions.

Upwork Inc. is incorporated in the state of Delaware and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, the terms “Upwork” and the “Company” in these notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements refer to Upwork Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.