Kled AI

Gig app, HQ United States. Consumer data marketplace that blocked Nigeria in May 2026 over fraudulent uploads.

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2026-05-26 Kled sees early uptake of chore-video gig work in Malaysia wired.me ↗ Secondary
2026-05-07 Nigerian critics say Kled breached data law technext24.com ↗ Secondary
2026-05-05 Kled AI blocks Nigeria over fraudulent uploads nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng ↗ Secondary
2026-05-04 Kled IP-bans Nigeria technext24.com ↗ Secondary

Kled recently pulled out of Nigeria, Patel says, because around 95 percent of user-submitted uploads were either useless duplicates or fraudulent.wired.com ↗ Major outlet 2026-05-26
Patel has seen early adopters latch on to the gig work in Malaysiawired.com ↗ Major outlet 2026-05-26
citing what it described as an “unmanageable level of fraudulent activity” on the platformnigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng ↗ Secondary 2026-05-05
from its over 300,000 userswired.com ↗ Major outlet 2026-05-26
The stated reason was a 95% fraud rate among Nigerian uploadstechnext24.com ↗ Secondary 2026-05-05
Kled had roughly 25,000 active users in the country.technext24.com ↗ Secondary 2026-05-07
We recently raised $6.5 million at a $150 million valuation.businessinsider.com ↗ Major outlet 2026-03
In Malaysia, for example, our average user makes $20 to $40 a month just uploading casually.businessinsider.com ↗ Major outlet 2026-03

Every row links to its source, and hovering a link shows the quote it rests on. Research compiled 2026-10-05. Method