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<p>Topcoder (formerly TopCoder) is a <a href="/facts/Crowdsourcing/pIjlvb3E">crowdsourcing</a> company with an <a href="/facts/Commons-based_peer_production/JPvaDj4c">open global community</a> of designers, <a href="/facts/Software_development/UUfsAaYY">developers</a>, <a href="/facts/Data_science/AHYUo0Rn">data scientists</a>, and <a href="/facts/Competitive_programming/lMTnw5Ia">competitive programmers</a>. Topcoder pays community members for their work on the projects and sells community services to corporate, mid-size, and small-business clients. Topcoder also organizes the annual <a href="/facts/Topcoder_Open/XUlhcBpR">Topcoder Open</a> tournament and a series of smaller regional events. </p>