capital · May 18, 2026
Mercor Pays Over $2 Million Daily to 30,000 Contractors Amid $1B Revenue Run Rate
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Mercor engineering leaders Jacob Brazeal and Derek Shimozawa detailed payments infrastructure upgrades on May 18, 2026. The company scaled from $2 million monthly payouts to over $2 million daily to more than 30,000 weekly active contractors worldwide. Mercor reached $500 million run rate in 17 months from zero and crossed $1 billion annualized revenue run rate earlier in 2026. Mercor operates as a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion and is trusted by 6 of 7 Mag 7 companies while maintaining in-person work five days a week in San Francisco.
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