Coursera, Udemy Complete Their Merger

Coursera and Udemy, two major online learning companies, have finalized their merger, first announced in December.

Leaders say combining forces will save the companies $115 million in operating costs over the next two years and allow them to invest in and scale AI innovations. Coursera’s and Udemy’s platforms combined are a juggernaut that includes about 290 million learners, 95,000 instructors and hundreds of industry and university partners.

“Together, Coursera and Udemy have the scale, the data, and the talent to move faster and build something bold: the world’s most comprehensive skills platform for the AI era,” Greg Hart, CEO of Coursera, said in a news release Monday.

With new shared resources, “we are moving beyond a content catalog to create a more adaptive, intelligent, and agentic skills delivery system—one that more directly connects skills development in the flow of work to real-world outcomes, helping individuals grow their careers and enabling organizations to empower the next generation of talent,” he added.

Coursera and Udemy shareholders approved the merger in April.