At Zhubajie, China's largest crowdsourcing website, company officials claim to employ more than 8 million workers, making it not only the biggest crowdsourcing site on the Internet but also the world's biggest employer. This animation explores the world of China's cloud-based service providers and finds a rapidly growing market.

Note: This video is based in part on research by Erran Carmel, Chaoqing & Tim Olsen. The full report can be downloaded here.

World Crowdsourcing Week will take place in Singapore from June 3 to 7.

Written by D J Clark

Animation: Xu Jiye

Producer: Flora Yue