Khan Academy

About Khan Academy

Financials

Dated, source-cited figures. Estimates are marked.

Products by Khan Academy

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Khan AcademyAI Education & Training

Free, personalized learning for any student, any level

From $4/mo8.5/10

Competitive Landscape

Who Khan Academy competes with, and how they differ.

Brilliant7.9/10

Subscription-based interactive learning focused on math, science, and CS through hands-on problem solving, versus Khan Academy's free video-and-practice model.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Quizlet7.8/10

Freemium flashcard and study-tool platform used by K-12 and college students for memorization and test prep, narrower in scope than Khan Academy's full curriculum coverage.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

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Photomath7.7/10

Mobile app that solves math problems via camera input with step-by-step explanations, targeting homework help rather than structured courses.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Coursera7.7/10

Paid platform partnering with universities and companies for higher-ed and professional certificates, skewing toward adult and career learners rather than K-12.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

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IXL Learning

Subscription-based K-12 practice platform with adaptive skill-building analytics, sold to schools and districts unlike Khan Academy's free direct-to-consumer model.

MagicSchool AI8.0/10

AI tool suite built for teachers to generate lesson plans and grading support, targeting educator productivity rather than student-facing instruction.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Company Timeline

Key milestones in Khan Academy's history, with sources.

1. May 21, 2024Partnership

   Microsoft partnership makes Khanmigo for Teachers free for all US K-12 educators

   Microsoft donated Azure AI infrastructure so Khan Academy could offer Khanmigo for Teachers, previously $4/month, free to all US K-12 educators, with a further collaboration on Phi-3-based small language models for math tutoring.

   news.microsoft.com
2. Mar 14, 2023Launch

   Khanmigo AI tutor launches on GPT-4

   Khan Academy launched a limited pilot of Khanmigo, a GPT-4-powered Socratic tutor and teaching assistant, the same day OpenAI publicly released GPT-4, inviting roughly 500 partner schools via Khan Labs.

   thejournal.com
3. Jul 12, 2018Launch

   Khan Academy Kids launches

   Khan Academy released Khan Academy Kids, a free educational app for children ages 2-5 with thousands of original activities, books, videos, and lessons, on iOS with an Android beta.

   thejournal.com
4. Aug 26, 2016Acquisition

   Duck Duck Moose joins Khan Academy

   Early-learning app maker Duck Duck Moose donated its 21 children's apps and 9-person team to Khan Academy to form an early learning initiative, underwritten by a $3 million Omidyar Network grant.

   techcrunch.com
5. March 2014Partnership

   College Board partnership for free official SAT prep

   The College Board announced a partnership with Khan Academy to build free test preparation for the redesigned SAT, with Official SAT Practice slated to launch in spring 2015.

   newsroom.collegeboard.org
6. October 2010Funding

   Gates Foundation grant — $1.46M

   The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $1,464,667 in general operating support to expand leadership and staff capacity, map content to Common Core standards, improve assessments, and enhance the user interface.

   gatesfoundation.org
7. Sep 24, 2010Funding

   Google Project 10^100 award — $2M

   Google named Khan Academy one of five Project 10^100 winners, providing $2 million to create more courses and translate its core library, then about 1,600 videos, into widely spoken languages.

   techcrunch.com
8. May 2008Founded

   Founded by Sal Khan as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

   Sal Khan incorporated Khan Academy as a nonprofit education organization; IRS records show its tax-exempt status effective May 2008.

   projects.propublica.org