Paid research sites outside the US and Europe: which accept India, the Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan and 10 more countries

How we checked

On 3 October 2026 we opened each platform’s own help centre and copied its country list as published. We did not rely on review sites: rules change, and an answer from 2024 can send you to a platform that no longer pays in your country.

A country on a list means the platform says it recruits or pays people who live there. It does not promise many invitations. Most research on these platforms is commissioned by US and European companies, so in every country below expect fewer studies than in the US, and expect English to be required.

Where you live is what counts, not your citizenship. Prolific says so explicitly, and every platform here bans accounts that hide their real location.

The table: 16 countries, 5 platforms

"Yes" means the country is on the platform’s official list. Respondent publishes two lists: primary markets, where it focuses its recruiting, and a full list of countries researchers can recruit in; "primary" means the first, "listed" the second, "no" means neither. UserTesting publishes no list: it recruits worldwide among people fluent in English, French or German and asks you to check with it whether your country is supported (the asterisk).

India, Brazil, Mexico: the best-covered countries

These three are the only countries in the table that appear on all four official lists. Prolific includes India, Brazil and Mexico among its 52 supported countries, User Interviews lists them in its Americas and Asia-Pacific groups, Askable recruits in all three, and Respondent names them among its primary markets.

Chile and South Africa come close: Prolific and User Interviews list both, Askable lists Chile, Respondent names South Africa as a primary market and has Chile on its full list.

In practice, that means a resident of India or Brazil can build the same starter set as someone in Europe: Prolific for short surveys, User Interviews and Askable for interviews and tests, Respondent for the larger interview payments.

The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Colombia: Askable and Respondent first

Askable recruits in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Colombia, and Respondent names the Philippines, Indonesia and Colombia as primary markets. Prolific lists Indonesia but not the Philippines, Malaysia or Colombia. User Interviews lists Malaysia only.

Askable works in English, but researchers may write screeners and study descriptions in your local language, and Askable pays incentives in local currency where it can, or a secondary currency where local payout is not supported.

Respondent’s sign-up page is in English only, and it says responses from any country skew towards English speakers. If your English is strong, that is an advantage, not an obstacle.

Nigeria, Pakistan, Egypt, Kenya, Turkey: where the lists run out

This is the honest answer to a question we see often, for example "does Askable work in Nigeria?": by the official lists checked on 3 October 2026, no. Nigeria is not on the lists of Prolific, User Interviews or Askable, and it is also missing from Respondent’s full list of countries. Pakistan and Turkey are not on the Prolific, User Interviews or Askable lists, but they are on Respondent’s full list. Egypt is on Prolific’s and Respondent’s lists. Kenya is a Respondent primary market but is not on the other three lists.

Outside its primary markets, Respondent says a researcher either opens a study to the whole world or adds a screener question for the country they need, so expect fewer studies than in the US. UserTesting recruits worldwide among fluent speakers of English, French or German; check with it that your country is supported. uTest accepts testers worldwide: in our catalogue on 3 October 2026, 11 projects were open to residents of Pakistan, Egypt and Kenya each, 9 of them open worldwide, and 9 to residents of Nigeria.

If a site promises paid studies in these countries in exchange for a registration fee, treat it as a scam. None of the platforms in this article charges participants to join.

uTest: live projects by country, 3 October 2026

uTest pays testers for approved bugs, test cases and surveys, and accepts people worldwide. The number of paid projects open to your country is a better guide than any list. We count them every hour; the table shows 3 October 2026, 09:30 UTC: projects for that specific country plus 9 open worldwide, out of 139 live uTest projects.

Tryber, Clickworker, Userlytics: open widely, with conditions

Tryber, the testing community of the company UNGUESS, says it has more than 270,000 active members in over 150 countries. You complete a basic course before you receive campaigns.

Clickworker says people can work from many countries but temporarily turns off registration where it already has enough workers or where clients offer little work. Its payment page lists PayPal, Payoneer, SEPA for EU countries, ACH for the US and direct bank transfers for a few non-EU countries, and says not every method is available to every Clickworker, so check your payment details before you start.

Userlytics says that if PayPal works in your country, you can take part, because PayPal is its only payout method.

Getting paid: check this before you register

For people outside the US and Europe, the payout method decides more than the country list. A platform can accept your country and still pay only through a service that does not work for you.

• PayPal: Prolific, UserTesting, Userlytics and dscout pay through PayPal; make sure your PayPal account can receive payments in your country before your first study
• Payoneer and bank transfer: uTest pays to PayPal, Payoneer or a Wise-powered bank transfer in local currency; Clickworker adds Payoneer and, in a few non-EU countries, a direct bank transfer
• Tremendous rewards: Respondent pays through Tremendous, where you pick from the options available in your country; User Interviews also uses Tremendous but limits rewards to digital gift cards, prepaid cards and donations
• local currency: Askable pays in your local currency where it can

A starter set by country

Register on two or three platforms that fit your country, and fill in each profile carefully: researchers select by profile, and a sloppy one is the main reason for silence.

• India, Brazil, Mexico: Prolific, User Interviews, Respondent, Askable
• South Africa, Chile: Prolific, User Interviews, Respondent in South Africa, Askable in Chile
• Philippines, Indonesia, Colombia: Askable, Respondent, uTest; Prolific in Indonesia
• Malaysia, Argentina: User Interviews, Askable in Malaysia, uTest
• Pakistan, Egypt, Kenya, Turkey: Respondent, uTest, UserTesting if your English is fluent, Tryber; Prolific in Egypt. Nigeria: uTest, UserTesting, Tryber