Teachable vs Duolingo
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Hotmart-acquired course creation platform with 100K+ creators and 38M+ students; $10B combined creator earnings with Hotmart while AI tools generated 3.8M+ content pieces competing with Kajabi and Thinkific.
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Teachable is a New York-based online course creation platform — acquired by Hotmart (the Brazilian digital content platform) in 2020 for an undisclosed amount — that enables creators, educators, coaches, and subject matter experts to build, market, and sell courses, memberships, and coaching programs directly to their audiences. Together with Hotmart, the combined creator economy platform reached $10 billion in global creator earnings in 2024, with Teachable alone serving 100,000+ creators and 38 million+ students worldwide.
Pittsburgh gamified language learning (NASDAQ: DUOL, $17.7B market cap); Q3 2025 $400.2M revenue with 47.7M DAU +40% YoY and 2025 guidance raised to $1.68B; Chess course 1M+ DAU competing with Babbel for consumer language EdTech.
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Duolingo is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based language learning platform — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: DUOL) at approximately $17.7 billion market capitalization as of mid-2025 — providing 130+ million monthly active users with gamified language and education courses in 42 languages plus mathematics, music, and chess. In Q3 2025, Duolingo reported $400.2 million in revenue (+9% year-over-year), 47.7 million daily active users (+40% YoY), and 10.9 million paid subscribers (+37% YoY), raising full-year 2025 guidance to $1.68-1.69 billion — versus $748 million in 2024 revenue. The Chess course launched in 2025 surpassed 1 million daily users. Duolingo Max and Super Duolingo premium subscriptions provide AI-powered features including GPT-4-powered conversational practice (Duolingo Max) with roleplay scenarios and AI explanations. Duolingo employs 800+ people with >90% annual employee retention. Founded 2011 by Carnegie Mellon professor Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker; NASDAQ IPO July 2021 at $3.7 billion valuation.
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