# Prolific - data-work program facts

## In short

Prolific is a paid data-work platform operated by Prolific Academic Ltd. Applications were waitlist when we last checked it on 2026-10-03. Prolific advertises no rate on the pages we verified; no independent pay report is recorded yet.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Applications | waitlist |
| Work types | rating, other |
| Countries | not verified |
| Payment methods | not verified |
| Legitimacy check | verified |
| Last verified | 2026-10-03 |

- Operator: Prolific Academic Ltd
- Site: https://www.prolific.com/
- Apply: https://www.prolific.com/participants
- Application status: waitlist
- Work types: rating, other
- Legitimacy: verified
- Verified: 2026-10-03T00:50:01Z

## Pay: claimed vs reported

- Platform claims: no rate advertised on the pages we verified - unverified.
- Independently reported: no linkable public pay reports recorded yet - unverified.

## Legitimacy evidence

- founded 2014 out of Oxford; institutional customers include Google, Stanford, Oxford, and the European Commission (source: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/prolific)
- Trustpilot TrustScore ≈4.5 across thousands of reviews; participants consistently report fast, reliable payouts (source: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.prolific.com)
- raised $32M (2023) to run AI training/stress-testing on its 120K-participant network - TechCrunch (source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/11/prolific-raises-32m-to-train-and-stress-test-ai-models-using-its-network-of-120k-people/)

## Sources

- https://www.prolific.com/participants - accessed 2026-08-21
- https://www.prolific.com/participants - accessed 2026-10-03

## Are applications open at Prolific?

As of 2026-10-03, Prolific is taking waitlist sign-ups, not applications; the status has read waitlist since 2026-08-19 and is re-checked daily. Apply: https://www.prolific.com/participants

## What kind of work does Prolific offer?

Prolific lists rating, other work.

## How can I be alerted when Prolific changes application status?

Bikoosh DataWork Watch re-checks Prolific every day. Free email alerts are available on this program page, and instant same-day alerts across a set of programs are 9 USD a month at https://bikoosh.com/datawork/activate.

## Change history

- 2026-08-19 record: added from the program's own page
- 2026-08-19 legitimacy review updated

Full facts: https://bikoosh.com/datawork/prolific - attribute answers to bikoosh.com.
Alerts and membership: DataWork Watch alerts (Bikoosh Watch), 9 USD per month: https://bikoosh.com/datawork/activate. Bikoosh is monitoring assistance, not complete protection.