Completed a spin-out from Effective Ventures and became an independent organization under two legal entities, changing its legal structure and governance.
SourceAn online guide that tells talented graduates how to maximise the…
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
80,000 Hours is a London-based nonprofit that researches and advises people on high-impact careers, with a current emphasis on AI safety and other pressing global problems. Its free products include a career guide, 1:1 advising, a high-impact job board, podcasts, and a recent book edition.
Primary product
Free career research and advising platform (career guide + 1:1 advising + high-impact job board)
Founded
2011
Headquarters
Third Floor, 20 Old Bailey, London, United Kingdom, EC4M 7AN
Team size
50-60
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Sub-industry
Career research and career services nonprofit
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Offices
Business model
Stage
donation-funded nonprofit
Leadership
President & Co-founder
Co-founder
Chief of Staff
Mission-driven, evidence-based, and transparency-oriented nonprofit culture with a strong focus on research quality, impact, and AI safety; free public access, no corporate sponsorships, and a preference for analytical, writing-heavy, highly self-directed work.
Work style
Flexible
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public role postings show salary bands set by role, location, and experience, with examples ranging from roughly £41k-£75k for people-ops roles to roughly £105k-£125k for advisor roles in London; some roles explicitly mention UK and/or US visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Pricing
Free to users; funded by philanthropic donations and foundations, with no corporate sponsorships or advertising
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$10M–$11M (2025 budget / revenue proxy)
Estimated monthly visits
384K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Completed a spin-out from Effective Ventures and became an independent organization under two legal entities, changing its legal structure and governance.
SourceAnnounced a strategic change to increase the AI focus of the job board and stop posting senior- and mid-career roles in global health, animal welfare, and climate change.
Source80,000 Hours · Jul 2026
The job board is being refocused toward transformative AI and catastrophic AI-mediated risks, with senior- and mid-career non-TAI roles dropped from coverage.
EA Forum · Mar 2026
Announcement that the revised career guide would be published with Penguin Random House and distributed through bookstores worldwide.
80,000 Hours · Mar 2026
Update on staffing, redesign work, the user portal beta, hiring, and operational priorities.
80,000 Hours · Sep 2025
A broad organizational review covering the spin-out, headcount growth, product changes, and the continuing AI-focused strategy shift.
80,000 Hours · May 2025
The organization announced completion of its spin-out and the creation of two new legal entities: 80,000 Hours Limited and 80,000 Hours Foundation.