6 Tutoring Business Success Stories [2025]
Starting a tutoring side hustle is a great way for teachers and students to earn extra monthly income.
If you are considering becoming a tutor, find an ideal tutoring niche, and craft a tutoring website.
Then, find your tutoring clients and market your side hustle online. You can choose to offer online tutoring as a part-time or full-time engagement.
In this list, you'll find real-world tutoring business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a tutoring business that makes money.
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1. Third Space Learning ($9.96M/year)
Tom Hooper, the founder of Third Space Learning, came up with the idea for his business after selling his previous online tutoring company, BrightSpark, to TES Global. He recognized the importance of market focus and decided to launch Third Space as a second venture, with a specific focus on making one-to-one tuition accessible to primary school students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. This market-oriented approach, combined with valuable feedback from teachers, allowed Third Space to gain traction and establish itself as the largest online tutoring company in the UK schools market.
How much money it makes: $9.96M/year
How much did it cost to start: $100K
How many people on the team: 80
Third Space Learning has become the largest online tutoring company in the UK schools market with around 75% of English primary schools and over 100,000 teachers signed up, generating around £8m in revenue this year and delivering nearly 800,000 hours of teaching to just under 70,000 pupils since 2015, with plans to expand globally in the future.
2. Lingoci(Now known as LanguaTalk) ($1.44M/year)
While working at an agency in London, Alex was taking online Swedish lessons with a tutor through a site. However, he wasn't satisfied by the quality of all the tutors there, and only liked one named Isabella. It then struck him that he could build such an online tutoring site, except hire only carefully scrutinized tutors for a better user experience.
How much money it makes: $1.44M/year
How many people on the team: 0
Founder of Lingoci shares how he launched his online language tutoring platform with just $300 and no coding skills, and has since grown it to around $60k/month in revenue, mostly through Google Ads and a focus on continuous improvement.
3. SoFlo Tutors ($1.2M/year)
Adam Shlomi, the founder of SoFlo SAT Tutoring, came up with the idea for his business after recovering from ankle surgery and being unable to walk for six months. He used his previous experience working for tutoring companies and his own expertise in SAT tutoring to start his own online tutoring company, which now brings in average revenue of $15,000 a month and has seen a linear increase in student sign-ups each month.
How much money it makes: $1.2M/year
How much did it cost to start: $100
How many people on the team: 2
A 22-year-old entrepreneur started an online SAT/ACT tutoring company from his bedroom which has seen a linear increase in student sign-ups each month, currently bringing in an average revenue of $15,000 a month and plans to triple in 2020.
4. CG Cookie ($1.06M/year)
Wes was in a tough spot in 2007, dealing with financial struggles and a long daily commute. During those hours on the train, he began to work on a side project he called CG Cookie, a website focusing on computer graphics. With a background in 3D game art, he wanted to build something positive and useful for the CG community.
Wes and his friend, Jonathan, faced many challenges, especially when they couldn't afford to keep the project going in 2009. They decided to presell a training DVD to validate their idea and earned enough to continue. This gave them the confidence that CG Cookie could become a real business.
They continuously refined their idea based on user feedback and market needs, focusing on subscription-based access to high-quality training. They learned the importance of clear direction and community focus, adapting their strategy whenever necessary to meet their goals without losing sight of what they set out to achieve: helping artists succeed.
How much money it makes: $1.06M/year
How many people on the team: 15
Discover how a former 3D game artist turned a side hustle into a $1.06 million per year business by filling the gap in affordable 3D software education, leveraging Kickstarter to secure $300,000 in early sales, and growing from a team of 2 to 6 full-time employees while maintaining a compelling community-driven focus.
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5. Get Ayuda ($192K/year)
Menajem Benchimol and Zeev Levy, seasoned entrepreneurs with a passion for Latin American tech, founded Get Ayuda in February 2020 to help companies relocate manufacturing from China to Mexico, quickly achieving $16,000 MRR. Their lean startup model, validated through minimal costs and strategic Facebook group outreach, unlocked a niche in the eCommerce supply chain amidst COVID-19 disruptions.
How much money it makes: $192K/year
How much did it cost to start: $100
How many people on the team: 0
Get Ayuda, a startup founded by Menajem Benchimol, Zeev Levy, and Elias Dichi, helps companies find manufacturers in Mexico after their supply chains were disrupted in China and has made $16,000 MRR since its launch in February 2020 during COVID-19, charging only a 5% fee for orders.
6. Workee ($12K/year)
Workee, the user-friendly business management software for freelancers, was born out of the founder's personal experience. When his therapist mom lost her job due to COVID, he realized the need for a simple tool to automate work routines for professionals with online appointments. After conducting interviews and receiving feedback, they launched an MVP and have since attracted customers through paid channels and organic growth. Their future plans include expanding their user base and launching a fully free package to drive growth and retention.
How much money it makes: $12K/year
How many people on the team: 6
Workee is a user-friendly business management software for freelancers who do private appointments, created by a team of experienced software developers after conducting 20 interviews and seeing a huge need for a tool that can autopilot work routines and an all-in-one approach to avoid high marketplace fees.
