7 Learning Platform Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start A Learning Platform

Here are some real life success stories of starting a learning platform:

1. Khan Academy ($44.8M/year)

How much they make: $44.8M/year
Current team size:

Khan Academy: Sal Khan - How I Built This

A former hedge fund analyst left his job to create a non-profit online teaching platform, which started with free tutorials on Youtube and now offers hundreds of free recorded tutorials in dozens of languages that is used by 30 million users a month.

About

Sal started Khan Academy about 15 years ago

Revenue

Sal grew the business to $3.74M/month

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2. Disco ($1M/year)

How much they make: $1M/year
Current team size: 29

Disco helps hundreds of customers facilitate live learning, can they beat hopin?

Disco's all-in-one platform for knowledge creators and organizations to build their live learning empires raised $5M pre-seed funding in 2021, closed a $15 million Series A funding round led by GSV Ventures.

About

Chris started Disco over 4 years ago

Revenue

Chris grew the business to $83.3K/month

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Learn more about starting a learning platform:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a learning platform?
-> Pros and cons of a learning platform

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established learning platform
-> Marketing ideas for a learning platform

Other resources

4. Microsoft

At Microsoft our mission and values are to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.

Where they're located: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Current team size: 1000
Website traffic: 910M/month

5. Adobe

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA
Website traffic: 254M/month

6. LinkedIn

500 million+ members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

Where they're located: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Website traffic: 1.41B/month

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