- Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR) is a leading global online learning platform with 183 million registered learners, focusing on career-oriented education and skills development, particularly in AI and technology fields.
- In December 2025, Coursera announced a merger with Udemy to create a combined company with a pro forma annual revenue of over $1.5 billion, enhancing its offerings in AI skills and professional certificates.
- The platform has launched five new Professional Certificates in early 2026, targeting skills in AI and human-centered learning, and has partnerships with major organizations like Airbus to deliver job-relevant training.
- Coursera's ideal buyers are enterprises seeking to upskill their workforce in AI and technology, addressing the urgent need for relevant skills in a rapidly evolving job market, especially as the demand for generative AI skills continues to rise.
Engineering is the largest team with 378 employees (about 26%). Marketing and Product follows with 300 (about 21%), and Sales and Support totals 198 (about 14%). Core corporate functions include Finance and Administration at 138 (about 9%), Business Management at 112 (about 8%), Information Technology at 106 (about 7%), and Human Resources at 68 (about 5%), with Operations at 46 (about 3%) and Education at 36 (about 2%); another 74 employees (about 5%) are categorized as Other. Together, Engineering, Marketing and Product, and Sales and Support account for roughly 60% of the workforce, indicating a substantial concentration in product development and customer-facing roles.
Coursera’s workforce is widely distributed, with 955 employees categorized under Other locations (about 66%), indicating a broad global footprint beyond the named hubs. The largest named concentration is in San Francisco, CA, with 161 employees (about 11%). Additional hubs include Toronto, Canada (75); Bengaluru, India (52); New York, NY (51); Mountain View, CA (42); Delhi, India (37); London, UK (28); Gurugram, India (28); and Washington, DC (27). The distribution shows a mix of U.S., Canadian, Indian, and UK presence alongside a substantial number of employees spread across other cities and regions.
