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Scaler Academy’s Big Lie: How India’s EdTech Darling Inflated Revenue by 15x

Scaler Academy projected $200M in revenue but delivered only a fraction. Class Central’s exclusive analysis reveals another major EdTech deception in India

Dhawal Shah Apr 7th, 2025

Coursera, Udemy, and the $10M+ Video Privacy Battle: Class Action Update

Discover the costly legal fallout and class action developments for these online learning giants as they grapple with alleged video privacy violations.

Dhawal Shah Apr 7th, 2025

Timeline graph showing 2U/edX layoffs history from July 2021 acquisition to March 2025 layoffs

2U/edX Implements Another Round of Layoffs Amid Ongoing Financial Struggles

Online education company 2U implements fifth round of layoffs since its disastrous $800 million acquisition of edX in 2021.

Dhawal Shah Mar 31st, 2025

Duolingo’s Restaurant Side Business Tops $1.3M

Duolingo’s side business, Duo’s Taquería, has doubled its revenue to $1.3M in 2024

Dhawal Shah Mar 25th, 2025

DeepLearning.AI to Cross $100M in Sales on Coursera

Class Central analysis shows how DeepLearning.AI is set to join the $100M club on Coursera, based on SEC disclosures of related-party transactions.

Dhawal Shah Mar 18th, 2025

Open edX Conference 2025: Program & Registration

The 2025 edition will be held July 1-4 in France, at Telecom Paris, with a focus on leveraging open source to democratize education.

Fabio Dantas Mar 14th, 2025

Udemy Appoints McKinsey Veteran as CEO Amid Growth Challenges

Leadership shakeup at Udemy brings in McKinsey veteran as company projects meager 1% growth for 2025

Dhawal Shah Mar 12th, 2025

A chart showing Duolingo’s quarterly revenue growth from 2020 to 2024. Revenue steadily increased, reaching $209.6M in Q4 2024. Annual revenue milestones: $250.8M in 2021, $369.5M in 2022, $531M in 2023, and $748M in 2024. The trend reflects consistent growth alongside rising user numbers

How GenAI Costs Sank Duolingo’s Stock 20% (A Non-AI Generated Analysis)

A human analysis of financial documents reveals what AI content farms missed: Duolingo’s GenAI features are undermining its own profit margins.

Dhawal Shah Mar 10th, 2025

Udemy Earns More, Pays Instructors Less: Class Central Exclusive

Despite assurances of sustained instructor earnings, Udemy’s policy changes delivered a $30 million pay cut, sacrificing creator income to bolster its stock value.

Dhawal Shah Feb 17th, 2025

Coursera’s 2025 Strategy: Focusing on Campus, Scaling Back Degrees

As revealed in a recent earnings call, Coursera’s strategy is to integrate into existing university curricula, prioritizing ‘Coursera for Campus’ over its own online degree programs.

Dhawal Shah Feb 10th, 2025

Duolingo’s Reddit Community Revolts: ‘No Más’ to Unpaid Support

Frustrated with handling unpaid customer support for a platform with 8.6 million paying subscribers, Duolingo’s Reddit community takes dramatic action against the $16.2 billion language learning company

Dhawal Shah Feb 5th, 2025

After Academia and Finance, Coursera Turns to Amazon for its Next CEO

Seven years after replacing a Yale president with a fintech CEO, Coursera picks an Amazon veteran to help fix its slowing growth and falling stock price.

Dhawal Shah Feb 3rd, 2025

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