Founded in 2009, its headquarters is located in Sydney, Australia, though it also has offices in Vancouver, London, Buenos Aires, Manila, and Jakarta.

The company has offices in Manila, Philippines; Sydney, Australia; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Buenos Aires, Argentina; London, United Kingdom; and Jakarta, Indonesia.

[8] As of 29 March 2016, the company has set up 44 regional marketplaces and operates in 34 languages and 21 currencies, including [9] India[10][11] and Latin America.

[15] In December 2016, the company acquired Brazilian job market service Prolancer as well as the Spanish career marketplace Nubelo.

OAIC further ordered Freelancer to issue a written apology to the individual and for staff to undergo additional training on the handling of sensitive personally identifiable information.