Udemy is a US-based education technology company that runs an online marketplace where independent instructors sell video courses, and #Udemy is the hashtag instructors and learners use to share those courses, certificates and coupon codes. Founded in 2010, it listed on Nasdaq in 2021 and in May 2026 became part of Coursera (Wikipedia).
Origin
Udemy was “founded as a massive open online course (MOOC) provider in 2010 by Eren Bali, Gagan Biyani, and Oktay Caglar,” and the founders launched the site in May 2010 (Wikipedia). Unlike university-partnered platforms such as #Coursera and #edX, Udemy’s model is an open marketplace: instructors build and publish their own courses. That makes it a closer comparison to #Skillshare than to a #MOOC in the university sense.
Public Company and Coursera Merger
On October 29, 2021, Udemy held its initial public offering in the US (Wikipedia). Renaissance Capital reported that it “raised $421 million by offering 14.5 million shares at $29,” the top of its range, and that “at pricing, the company commands a fully diluted market value of $4.4 billion” (Renaissance Capital).
In December 2025, Coursera agreed to acquire Udemy for about $930 million in equity, valuing the combined company at $2.5 billion (Wikipedia). On May 11, 2026, Coursera “announced the completion of its combination with Udemy, Inc.” in a press release filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC filing).
How #Udemy Is Used
On social platforms the tag appears mainly in three kinds of posts:
- Instructors promoting a new or updated course, often with a discount code.
- Learners sharing a completion certificate or a course they recommend, frequently alongside topic tags such as #Python or #Excel.
- Deal posts collecting Udemy coupons and sale prices.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Udemy launches | Wikipedia |
| October 29, 2021 | IPO at $29 a share, raising $421 million | Renaissance Capital |
| December 2025 | Coursera agrees to acquire Udemy | Wikipedia |
| May 11, 2026 | Coursera completes the combination | SEC filing |