Coursera, Udemy Complete Merger to Build AI Skills Platform
The combined company will reach more than 290 million learners as Coursera and Udemy position themselves for rising demand in AI-era workforce training.
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Coursera has completed its merger with Udemy, creating one of the world’s largest online learning platforms as companies and workers respond to rapid changes in workplace skills.
The combined company will reach more than 290 million learners worldwide, 18,000 enterprise customers and 95,000 instructors and content creators. It will also draw on partnerships with hundreds of universities and industry organizations.
Coursera said the transaction will help it build AI-powered tools that connect skills discovery, training and verified mastery across a wider learning ecosystem.
The platform will include more than 315,000 courses from university, industry and subject-matter experts.
The merger was first announced in December 2025 as an all-stock transaction valuing the combined company at about $2.5 billion.
Andrew Ng, Founder of Coursera and Chairman of the merged company, said the move comes as artificial intelligence is reshaping how people work and learn.
“AI is changing the nature of work and increasing the need for continuous learning. Helping people build job-relevant skills will be critical,” Ng said in a LinkedIn post.
There will be no immediate changes for users. Learners will continue to access their existing courses and certificates, while instructors and content partners will operate under current agreements. The two platforms will also remain separate in the near term.
The companies said integration will happen gradually, with plans to expand access to a combined catalog and introduce additional AI-based learning tools over time.
Ng said bringing the two platforms together would allow the company to broaden access to learning content and improve how skills are delivered at scale. “We bring together a broader range of learning content, trusted instructors and educators, and engaging learning experiences,” he said.
