Top Education Companies by Revenue 2026

World's most-used open-source LMS with 300M users across 250,000+ sites in 241 countries; free customizable platform competing with Canvas and Blackboard for educational and corporate e-learning.

Legacy higher education LMS under Anthology ownership; Blackboard Ultra redesign and expanded institutional SIS and CRM portfolio retaining customers amid Canvas competition.

Canadian LMS serving 15M learners at 900+ institutions; Brightspace platform with D2L Lumi AI suite for personalized learning, at-risk student detection, and AI tutoring.

World's largest online learning platform with 148M learners; university-partnered courses and professional certificates from Stanford, Google, and IBM competing with edX and LinkedIn Learning.

Microsoft's education collaboration platform serving 270M+ users; Teams with Assignments, Reading Coach AI, and Copilot integration competing with Google Classroom for K-12 and university.

Dominant plagiarism detection platform used by 16,000+ institutions; 1.5M daily paper submissions with growing AI-generated text detection competing with Copyleaks amid ChatGPT academic integrity crisis.

Higher education ERP serving 2,800+ institutions; Banner SIS at 1,400+ colleges with cloud migration path from on-prem competing with Workday for student information and administration.

$150M revenue Oct 2025; 4B participants in 200 countries; acquired by Goldman Sachs, General Atlantic, Kirkbi $1.7B 2024; delisted March 2024; TIME Top 5 EdTech 2025; 600 employees; gamified learning leader

Part of Zoom $4.67B revenue FY25; 86% top 200 universities; 192K business customers; 55.91% videoconferencing market; 504,900 global customers; education video leader

Turnitin-acquired AI-powered grading platform for universities with rubric-based assessment and answer grouping; used by 1,500+ institutions competing for higher education assessment workflows.

Dominant K-12 student information system serving 16,000+ districts; Bain Capital-owned after $5.6B take-private, managing 2024 data breach aftermath with AI early warning student analytics.

Canadian interactive learning platform valued at $185M; $130M Series E 2021; $68M revenue 2024; 3M students; 900+ institutions; professors use active learning polls, quizzes, and adaptive content delivered through students' existing devices.

$39.5M funding ($25M Series B Owl Ventures); 300+ institutions; 1M+ students; Alabama CC/UC Davis/Georgia Tech customers; proctoring market $2.35B by 2031 (15.5% CAGR); online proctoring leader

Higher education student success platform with predictive analytics and coordinated advising to improve retention; EAB-backed competing with Civitas and Starfish for university enrollment cliff response.

Seattle video learning platform with AI in-video search for 1,000+ universities and enterprises; lecture capture competing with Kaltura and Echo360 for institutional video knowledge management.

Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) cloud SIS for higher education managing student lifecycle from admissions to alumni; Q4 FY2025 $2.211B Workday revenue with 17% admin error reduction competing with Ellucian Banner for university system replacement.

Technolutions owned; 1,500+ universities; 55% higher ed market share; 48 of top 50 US universities; $30-50K/year licensing; AI Reader/dashboard 2025; admissions CRM leader

K-12 school safety platform for visitor management, sex offender screening, emergency management, and volunteer vetting. Houston TX; PE-backed; used by 30M+ students across 5,000+ school districts for daily visitor and volunteer screening workflows.

Domestika is an online learning platform with 12M+ members offering expert-taught creative courses in design, illustration, photography, and crafts; raised $110M Series C at a unicorn valuation in 2021; strong in Spanish-speaking markets globally;

India YC accredited virtual school with project-based curriculum and Parent NPS 85; $2.12M LearnStart/Draper/YC seed transitioning from after-school to full-time school in 2023-2024, winning Times Now Most Innovative School 2024 with 27 employees.

Zurich ETH spinout AI language tutor for 30+ languages with real-time conversation practice and error correction; YC W23 €1.4M Khosla Ventures-backed WIRED Hottest 100 Europe 2024 competing with Speak and Duolingo for AI conversational fluency.

Children's live learning marketplace hosting 100K+ classes from 10K+ independent teachers; 1M+ learners; raised $110M Series C at $3B valuation in 2021; covers STEM, arts, and interest-based enrichment in small-group live format for ages 3-18.

Jakarta Indonesia UTBK university entrance exam preparation platform for 800K+ annual test-takers with live classes and MURI record-setting online tryouts; competing with Ruangguru and Zenius for Indonesia edtech exam prep market leadership.

K-12 adaptive learning platform covering 27 subjects with built-in gamification and progress monitoring for intervention. Irvine CA; delivers personalized practice in math, reading, and language arts; used by 8M+ students in US classrooms.

Australian AI teacher assistant grading essays and handwritten work in each teacher's specific grading style saving 80% of grading time; Australian-hosted data privacy competing with Turnitin and Gradescope for K-12 automated assessment.

ApplyBoard is the leading edtech platform for international student recruitment; assisted 1.3M+ students across 1,500+ institutions in 6 countries; secured CAD $100M financing in 2024 despite headwinds from Canada visa policy changes.

Bengaluru YC W23 AI UPSC exam coaching for 60K+ students in India's most competitive civil services exam; $2.53M YC/FundersClub/GoodWater seed May 2024 with personalized AI mentor competing with Unacademy and PW for UPSC preparation.

Springboard is an online bootcamp and workforce upskilling platform offering mentor-led courses in data science, software engineering, UX design, and cybersecurity; offers job guarantees on select programs; raised $31M+ in funding;

Burbank CA YC W20 interactive science education app for ages 4-10 with 200+ lessons and 30M+ lessons completed; $1.45M seed profitable at YC application with $9/month subscription competing with Khan Academy Kids for children STEM.

Comprehensive K-12 SIS serving 8M+ students across 2,000+ districts on a unified platform. Blaine MN; offers scheduling, attendance, grade books, and parent portal in a single integrated student data system replacing legacy silos.

upGrad is an India-based online education platform offering degree programs and professional certifications in tech, management, and data science in partnership with leading universities; raised $600M+ total at a $2.25B valuation;

K-12 enrollment and school choice management platform for charter networks and public districts. San Francisco CA; raised $25M+; automates lottery, waitlist, digital applications, and sibling priority rules for enrollment offices.

Shenzhen children's coding education platform for 31M+ students in 11,500 China schools; $360M/$7.3B valuation (2024) with UNESCO Africa-Asia Coding Initiative and TIME #1 global EdTech 2025 competing with Scratch for K-12 coding.

SF YC W24 Google Ventures-backed competitive math platform with 350 DAU and 400K+ questions solved; Forbes 30 Under 30 Education 2025 by MIT founders competing with Brilliant and AoPS for gamified competitive mathematics training.

NY gamified K-5 reading platform with science of reading instruction serving 14K+ students including NYC DOE; $1M monthly revenue Dec 2024 after 14x growth with 4x improved ELA exam pass rates — YC-backed with Winklevoss Capital.

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.

K-12 digital safety suite for web filtering, classroom management, and student device monitoring on school-issued devices. Austin TX; covers Chromebooks, iOS, and Windows with real-time activity visibility for IT administrators.

Unified K-12 school-home communication platform replacing fragmented parent apps for 2M+ families. Santa Barbara CA; raised $200M+; serves districts automating newsletters, alerts, and two-way teacher-parent messaging at scale.

Mexico YC W22 vocational apprenticeship platform reaching 264K students at $1M revenue 2024 with 5 employees; WISE Prize for Education finalist 2024-2025 (6 of 484 global projects) competing for Latin American skills training.

Cloud-based K-12 student safety platform for web filtering, mental health monitoring, and device management. San Jose CA; raised $26M+; Securly Aware uses AI to flag self-harm content, alerting school counselors in real time.

Merlyn Mind develops AI-powered voice assistants for K-12 classrooms that allow teachers to control multimedia apps, displays, and learning tools via natural voice commands; combines custom hardware and education-specific AI;

BookNook is an ESSA Tier 1-rated virtual tutoring platform for K-8 reading and math, serving hundreds of school districts across 6 continents; raised $38.2M total; recognized as a Top 25 Global Impact EdTech company in 2025.

Stepful offers affordable, accelerated online training programs for medical assistants, pharmacy technicians, and phlebotomists without requiring a college degree; partners with 1,000+ healthcare employers for job placement;

NYC diverse early-career recruiting platform for financial services; $9M total ($3.4M Tisch Family Series A Feb 2024) serving Goldman Sachs/Morgan Stanley/HSBC with patented resume standardization and 1,500+ school network.

Leading student learning platform with 40M+ students; operated by parent company Learneo (formerly Course Hero Inc.); $475M raised; last valuation $3.6B (Dec 2021); Learneo portfolio also includes CliffsNotes and QuillBot.

Bengaluru India YC AI English speaking practice app bootstrapped at $1.2M revenue with 5M+ downloads and 4.38 stars; 440K downloads/month competing with ELSA Speak and Duolingo for Indian English learner speaking fluency.

Lovevery makes award-winning Montessori-inspired play kit subscriptions for children 0–5; launched The Math Skill Set in May 2026 — its second research-backed academic program proven to improve test scores through play.