82 Khan Academy Statistics for 2024 (Data & Facts)

Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization that produces brief educational content that acts as lectures on various topics.

With more than 130 million learners, Khan Academy is a vast nonprofit platform that provides free education to anyone and anywhere.

With such an increasing number of learners, Khan Academy is growing rapidly and providing quality education to its users. 

In this article, we are going to have a look at some statistical data and facts about Khan Academy.

Let’s have a look at Khan Academy statistics!

Khan Academy Statistics: General Stats

Here are a few key Khan Academy statistics.

1. Khan Academy is one of the most well-known online learning platforms, which is completely non-profit and was started in 2005 by Salman Khan.
2. More than 30 million people visit Khan Academy each month.
3. Khan Academy offers more than 4,000 hours of educational video content.
4. There are around 137 million Khan Academy users as of December 2022.
5. According to Forbes, Khan Academy videos were viewed more than 200 million times in 2012.
6. In 2019, 8.7 billion minutes were spent by people at Khan Academy.
7. Khan Academy features more than 13,000 short tutorials and instructional videos. 
8. As per 2019 data, it had approx 430 courses, more than 4400 articles, and 74,500+ problems with interactive quizzes.
9. By 2019, Khan Academy had videos in 43 different languages.
10. The estimated annual revenue of Khan Academy is more than $221.5 million.
11. The expected income per employee at Khan Academy is $231,000
12. According to the data from 2020, Khan Academy serves more than 200 districts.
13. The average monthly number of learners at Khan Academy is 17.7 million.
14. The year-over-year growth at Khan Academy is around 8%.
15. There are more than 1.8 million learners who spent at least 120 minutes in 2020.
16. More than 36k US teachers had a minimum of 10+ students using Khan Academy tutorials for at least 120 minutes per month.
17. The registration by teachers and students has grown by six times.
18. While on the other hand, parent registration at Khan Academy grew by 20 times.
19. Over 500,000 active students per month took these courses at their peak in September 2020.
20. The use of Khan Academy increased by 300% during the spring of 2020 compared to the prior year.
21. In 2020, Khan Academy recorded 12,800,000,000 learning minutes (12.8 billion minutes).
22. The estimated number of employees working in the Khan Academy is 700.
23. Since Khan Academy was created in 2005, it has participated in 4 rounds of investment.
24. With the aid of worldwide collaborations and volunteers, close to 20,000 translations are also accessible for those who like using different languages, covering close to 46 different languages.
25. The College Board’s Advanced Placement test officially partnered with Khan Academy as a practice resource in July 2017.
26. Khan Academy has generated $13.2 million in total.
27. The most recent $3.0M funding round for Khan Academy came in July 2020.
28. 6 million distinct students visited the Khan Academy website in 2019.
29. The Khan Academy mobile app was used on average for 20 minutes per day by kids and preteens in the United States in 2020.
30. Before the pandemic, students used the Khan Academy for 30 million minutes of online learning, according to CBS News.
31. Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and a business tycoon, gave $5 million to Khan Academy through the Musk Foundation in January of this year.
32. Khan Academy was used by 2.3 million students in 2018 to get ready for the SAT.
33. Khan Academy introduced Khan Academy Kids in July 2018, a no-ads, free smartphone app geared toward kids between the ages of two and six.
34. Khan Academy experienced high usage of 1.4 million downloads, 22 million completed math exercises, and 5 million books read in just five months.
35. The Khan Academy is used by more than 110 million students.
36. 85% of first- and second-year college students who use Khan Academy think it has aided in their college readiness, according to the 2018 ConStat U.S. Online Education Customer Survey.

With the overview of general statistics above and the way Khan Academy is noticing an upward trend with their student enrollments, we’re expecting new achievements by Khan Academy in 2024 as well.

The number of students enrolling in Khan Academy might see a spike in 2024.

Khan Academy Enrollments

37. Khan Academy received 27.3 million new registrations in 2020, a 41% increase from the previous year.
38. It got 17.7 million learners a month on average, totaling 12.8 billion learning minutes.

Khan Academy Revenues

39. Contributions and grants, as well as money from program services, are Khan Academy’s two main revenue streams. It received $65.7 million in contributions and grants in 2020 and generated $12.6 million in revenue from program services.
40. With only 197 workers and $44.8M in yearly revenue, Khan Academy is a small technology company headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Following is the breakdown of Khan Academy revenues for 2020 and 2021.

	2021	2020
Revenues	$59.3 million	$79.3 million
Contributions and Grants	$48.7 million	$65.7 million
Program Service Revenue	$9.4 million	$12.6 million
Expenses	$53.9 million	$56.8 million
Net	$5.4 million	$22.6 million
Employees	229	197
Volunteers	1,400	1,400
Registrations	140 million	118 million

Employee Statistics At Khan Academy

41. White (55%) is the most prevalent ethnicity at Khan Academy.
42. Latino or Hispanic employees comprise 17% of Khan Academy staff.
43. Asians make up around 12% of the Khan Academy workforce.
44. The average tenure of employees at Khan Academy is 2.8 years.
45. With 68% of employees holding at least a bachelor’s degree, the highest degree level held by Khan Academy employees is a bachelor’s.
46. Business is the most popular major among Khan Academy staff members. 10% of the staff at Khan Academy majored in business.
47. At Khan Academy, male to female ratio is 80:20.
48. Employees at Khan Academy are often under the age of 18. Over 50% of the staff at Khan Academy are under the age of 18.
49. Employees at Khan Academy are most often between the ages of 30 and 40. None of the staff members at Khan Academy are in their 30s or 40s.
50. The majority of the staff at Khan Academy work there for less than a year. Nearly half of Khan Academy’s staff members work there for less than a year.
51. Employees that worked for Khan Academy for more than 11 years are uncommon. Only 0% of workers at Khan Academy remain with the company for 11 or more years.
52. In 2020, the staff was Khan Academy’s highest expense, making up more than 70% of all costs.
53. It has spent well over $200 million on salaries and perks for staff members since 2008.
54. In 2020, staff will be Khan Academy’s highest expense, making up more than 70% of all costs.
55. It has spent well over $200 million on salaries and perks for staff members since 2008.

Following are the detailed stats on employee salaries at Khan’s Academy over the years.

Fiscal Year	Salaries, Other Compensation, Employee Benefits	Part VII, Section A Salaries	Total Employees
2020	41.7 million	4.7 million	197
2019	38.6 million	4.5 million	251
2018	35.0 million	3.5 million	234
2017	27.3 million	3.3 million	219
2016	19.7 million	3.0 million	180
2015	16.0 million	3.9 million	147
2014	12.4 million	3.0 million	114
2013	8.1 million	2.3 million	90
2012	5.9 million	2.0 million	53
2011	2.2 million	1.3 million	30
2010	139 k	121 k	3

56. Although the company’s workforce decreased significantly in 2020, from 251 to 197, the associated costs increased nonetheless.
57. More than 11% of the overall salary expenses were made up of “Part VII, Section A” compensation. Sal Khan had a salary of 762k in 2020, making him the highest-paid employee.
58. For its sector and location, Khan Academy’s average yearly salary of $92,018 is competitive.
59. Employees in the top 10 percent of income earn upwards of $160,000 annually, while those in the bottom 10 percent make less than $52,000.

Let’s have a look at the average salary offered to the Khan academy employees.

The Average Khan Academy Salary	$92,018 Yearly
Lowest salary offered	$52,000
Highest Salary at Khan academy	$160,000

60. Khan Academy pays its lowest-paid employees less than $52,000 annually, while its highest-paid employees make over $160,000.
61. Additionally, salaries differ by department. The average annual salary for employees in the business development department is $142,648.
62. The average yearly wage for employees in the engineering sector is $114,418.
63. Location can also affect how much a Khan Academy employee is paid. Our data show that Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Mountain View, California, pay the highest salaries for Khan Academy employees.

Following is the average pay by the state for Khan Academy.

Sr. No.	State	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1.	California	$107,685	$51.77
2.	District of Columbia	$93,458	$44.93
3.	New Jersey	$92,283	$44.37
4.	Florida	$72,432	$34.82

64. At Khan Academy, teachers receive an annual compensation of $163,932.
65. An employee at Khan Academy with the title marketing internship makes, on average, $28,855 a year.

Check out the list of salaries by the department at Khan Academy:

(Source: Zippa.com)

Sr. No.	Department	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1.	Business Development	$142,648	$68.58
2.	Engineering	$114,418	$55.01
3.	IT	$103,266	$49.65
4.	Non-Profit/Government	$84,007	$40.39
5.	Art/Design	$81,471	$39.17
6.	Marketing	$80,408	$38.66
7.	Finance	$76,185	$36.63
8.	Education	$62,765	$30.18
9.	Sports/Entertainment	$58,661	$28.20
10.	Hospitality/Service	$46,229	$22.23

Funding And Grants At Khan Academy

As previously said, learning at Khan Academy is free, and it was meant to make knowledge available to anybody.

Where does the money come from, though? Khan Academy doesn’t even show advertisements. For a business to succeed, funding is a critical step.

Let’s check it out.

66. Google gave more than $2 million in 2010 to expand the content of Khan Academy and make it available in new languages.
67. In 2021, Khan Academy will have received more than $48.7 million in Grants and Contribution.

Let’s have a look at the contributions and grants received by the Khan Academy over the years.

Fiscal year	Contributions and Grants	Program Service revenue	Total revenue
2021	48.7 million	9.4 million	59.3 million
2020	65.7 million	12.6 million	79.3 million
2019	27.6 million	17.2 million	46.2 million
2018	31.4 million	10.3 million	42.7 million
2017	42.8 million	9.4 million	52.8 million
2016	36.3 million	8.3 million	44.8 million
2015	24.4 million	3.5 million	27.9 million
2014	29.7 million	4.0 million	33.7 million
2013	29.6 million	4.4 million	34.0 million
2012	15.2 million	558 K	15.8 million
2011	11.8 million	0	11.8 million
2010	1.8 million	2.7 K	1.8 million
2010	2.9 K	0	8.9 K
2009	0	0	0

68. The pandemic significantly helped Khan Academy, which has garnered $316 million in donations.
69. Since 2008, there has been more than $70 million in “programs services revenue.”
70. Grants totaling $3.4 million have been given to the Khan Lab School.
71. 27.3 million new students signed up for Khan Academy in 2020, an increase of 41% over the previous year.
72. It got 17.7 million learners a month on average, totaling 12.8 billion learning minutes.
73. Before 2020, Khan Academy noticed a shift toward increasing program service revenue and a drop in contributions and grants.
74. However, it got the same amount in donations and grants in 2020 as it did in 2019 and 2018 put together. The revenue from program services also decreased.

Following is a complete distribution of Khan Academy’s donors in 2020.

Tiers	Number Of Donors
$1,000,000 and above	20
$500,000 – $999,999	7
$250,000 – $499,999	4
$100,000 – $249,000	11
$50,000 – $99,999	12
$25,000 – $49,999	18
$1,000 – $24,999	~1050

75. Due to rising costs and declining donations and grants in 2018 and 2019, Khan Academy experienced annual losses. However, it did own assets worth tens of millions, which allowed it to survive this predicament for a while.
76. But in 2020, it received a significant increase in funds, making it the most successful year since 2013.
77. Although it is a separate non-profit organization from Khan Academy, Khan Academy has given it grants totaling $3.4 million over the years.

Competitors Of Khan Academy

78. As of 2018, over 70 million people use Khan Academy, out of which 2.3 million students use it to prepare for the SAT.
79. Over 2 billion people have seen Khan Academy videos since November 2022.
80. Khan Academy channel on YouTube has 7.59 million subscribers.
81. Khan Academy’s competitors include Coursera, Backblaze, and Chegg.
82. With an average yearly income of $131,082, Coursera employees are paid more than most of their rivals. Backblaze salaries are, on average $111,822 a year, while Chegg’s wages are $88,241 yearly.

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