Company overview

Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. Today, it is one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 191 million registered learners as of September 30, 2025. Coursera partners with over 375 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations — including generative AI-powered features like Coach, Role Play, and Course Builder, and role-based solutions like Skills Tracks — enable instructors, partners, and companies to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, students, and citizens in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business, while learners globally turn to Coursera to master the skills they need to advance their careers. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp.
Founded in 2017
Mountain View, California, USA
6.1K employees (988 in marketing)
61% recommend to a friend
35% positive business outlook

Salaries

Typical salary range

$120,000 – $175,000

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People

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

11 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +21.1% year over year

Audience

Monthly website visitors
525.9M
Month over month-10.1%
Quarter over quarter+8081.9%
Top sourceDirect (59.4%)
Ad budget per month$4.8M
Average search rank45
Traffic source mix
Direct
59.4%
Search
16.8%
Referral
12.1%
Social
11.1%
Paid referral
0.6%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

2.6M

12-mo growth

Monthly growth

+0.8%

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