Coursera
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Screenshot  Coursera's homepage in March 2020 | |
| Company type | Public |
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Website type | Online education |
| Available in | Multilingual (40) |
| Traded as | NYSE: COUR |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, U.S. |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founders | |
| Key people | Andrew Ng (chairman) |
| Industry | E-learning |
| Revenue |  US$694.7 million (2024) |
Operating income |  US$−114 million (2024) |
| Net income | US$−79 million (2024) |
| Total assets |  US$930 million (2024) |
| Total equity | US$597 million (2024) |
| Employees | 1,300 (2024) |
| Subsidiaries | Udemy |
| Website | coursera |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 168 million (2024) |
| Launched | April 2012 |
| Current status | Active |
url. Replace with website.launch_date. Replace with launched.type. Replace with website_type.location. Replace with headquarters.Coursera Inc. (/kɔːrˈsɛərə/) is an American for-profit online learning platform, originally known for offering massive open online courses (MOOCs). It was founded in 2012 by Stanford University computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller. Coursera works with universities and other organizations to offer online courses, certifications, and degrees in a variety of subjects.
On February 2, 2021, Coursera announced its B Corporation certification from B Lab and its transformation into a Public Benefit Corporation.
As of 2025, more than 375 universities and companies were offering courses through Coursera. As of 2024, the number of courses available was approximately 7,000.
In December 2024, Greg Hart, who served 23 years as Technical Advisor to Jeff Bezos at Amazon was hired as Coursera's new CEO and ended the opportunity to audit courses for free, putting all of the previously free university courses under a paywall starting at USD49 per month.