Mobile EdTech Apps Statistics 2026: Users, Revenue and AI

Duolingo averaged 58.7 million daily active users (DAUs) in Q2 2026, up 23% year over year. Those daily users equal 41.7% of its 140.6 million monthly active users (MAUs), up from 32.9% in Q2 2024. Daily habit is growing faster than raw reach, and the mobile edtech apps statistics below show where the rest of the category stands.

According to Coursera, the company and Udemy, combined since May 11, 2026, serve more than 300 million registered learners. The wider category is not rising evenly: According to Chegg, its Q2 2026 total net revenues fell 51% to $51.849 million. According to Pew Research Center, 54% of US teens have used chatbots to get help with schoolwork. The figures come from company filings, survey organizations and United Nations agencies rather than market-size forecasts.

Key Takeaways

• Duolingo’s DAUs grew 72.1% in two years, from 34.1 million in Q2 2024 to 58.7 million in Q2 2026.
• Duolingo’s DAU-to-MAU ratio reached 41.7% in Q2 2026, against 32.9% in Q2 2024.
• Duolingo’s 12.7 million paid subscribers equaled 9.0% of its Q2 2026 MAUs.
• Chegg’s net revenues for the first six months of 2026 were 49.2% lower than a year earlier.
• According to the Gallup-Walton Family Foundation poll, teachers who use AI tools at least weekly save an average of 5.9 hours per week, yet 40% still aren’t using AI at all.
• According to UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, 79 education systems (40%) were banning smartphone use in school by the end of 2024, up from 60 at the end of 2023.

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• Duolingo monthly active users: 140.6 million in Q2 2026, up 10% year over year.
• Duolingo paid subscribers: 12.7 million at the end of Q2 2026.
• Duolingo full-year revenue: $1,037.6 million in 2025.
• Duolingo current user retention rate: an all-time high of 84%.
• Coursera and Udemy paid subscribers: 1.655 million in Q2 2026.
• Coursera revenue: $298.6 million in Q2 2026.

Mobile EdTech App User Base Statistics

• Duolingo’s DAUs grew 23% year over year to 58.7 million in Q2 2026.
• Its MAUs reached 140.6 million, a 10% year-over-year gain.
• Coursera’s Enterprise customer count was 12,107 at the end of Q2 2026.
• Almost three-quarters of the world’s population are now online, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
• ITU still counts 2.2 billion people offline, most of them in low and middle income countries.

Source: Duolingo Q2 2026 Shareholder Letter, Coursera Q2 2026 Shareholder Letter

About This Data

Compiled from 10 sources: 5 company shareholder letters and earnings releases, 3 survey reports from research and nonprofit organizations, and 2 United Nations agency publications. Sources date from January 2025 to August 2026. Only figures published by the company, survey organization or agency that produced them qualify. The figures are reviewed on a rolling basis and updated when sources publish new editions.

Duolingo Daily and Monthly Active Users

• DAUs climbed 72.1%, from 34.1 million in Q2 2024 to 58.7 million in Q2 2026.
• The DAU-to-MAU ratio rose to 41.7% in Q2 2026, from 32.9% in Q2 2024.
• Duolingo added 11.0 million DAUs between Q2 2025 and Q2 2026.
• Its current user retention rate (CURR) hit an all-time high of 84%, up by about 1% from last year.
• Duolingo expects DAU growth to remain above 20% year over year for the rest of the year.
• The company’s medium-term goal is to reach 100 million DAUs in 2028.

How many people use Duolingo every day?

Duolingo averaged 58.7 million daily active users in Q2 2026, up 23% from 47.7 million a year earlier. MAUs, which Duolingo treats as a supplementary metric, were 140.6 million. Duolingo credits product changes, marketing and a one-time streak event for the acceleration.

Recent Developments

• August 6, 2026: Chegg reported Q2 2026 total net revenues of $51.849 million, a decrease of 51% year over year.
• August 5, 2026: Duolingo said 15.4 million learners revived their streaks in its Streak Revival event in June.
• July 29, 2026: Coursera reported Q2 2026 revenue of $298.6 million, up 60% as reported but down 1% on a normalized basis.
• June 2026: Coursera launched Ollie, a standalone mobile experience for Coursera Plus subscribers.
• May 11, 2026: Coursera completed its transaction with Udemy and began operating as a combined company.

Duolingo Paid Subscriber Statistics

• Duolingo ended Q2 2026 with 12.7 million paid subscribers, up 17% from 10.9 million.
• Subscription bookings rose 10% to $250.3 million in the quarter.
• Paid subscribers grew 58.8% from Q2 2024 to Q2 2026.
• Paid subscribers rose 28% year over year in Q4 2025.
• Paid subscribers equaled 9.0% of Q2 2026 MAUs.

Duolingo Quarterly Revenue Statistics

• Duolingo’s Q2 2026 revenue rose 18% to $298.5 million.
• Total bookings grew 8% to $289.1 million, while gross margin reached 72.6%.
• Quarterly revenue is 67.4% higher than the $178.3 million reported for Q2 2024.
• Q4 2025 revenue grew 35% year over year.

Duolingo Annual Revenue and 2026 Guidance

• Duolingo’s 2025 revenue reached $1,037.6 million, up 39% from $748.0 million in 2024.
• In 2025, Duolingo surpassed 50 million DAUs and generated $1,158.4 million in bookings.
• Full-year 2026 guidance calls for 16.3% revenue growth and 10.9% bookings growth.
• Duolingo raised its full-year Adjusted EBITDA margin outlook to approximately 26.5%.
• Its full-year 2026 guidance is $1,285 million in bookings and $1,207 million in revenue.

Coursera and Udemy Learner and Revenue Statistics

• Coursera’s Q2 2026 revenue of $298.6 million was up 60% year over year as reported.
• On a normalized basis, total revenue declined 1% year over year.
• More than 85% of total revenue now comes from recurring subscription streams.
• Paid subscribers rose 44% to 1.655 million, and Enterprise net retention rate was 91%.
• Enterprise accounted for 46.9% of Coursera’s Q2 2026 revenue.

Source: Coursera Q2 2026 Shareholder Letter

Key finding: Coursera reported Q2 2026 revenue of $298.6 million, up 60% year over year, driven primarily by the inclusion of Udemy’s results beginning May 11, 2026. Normalized revenue fell, so learner and subscriber counts give a cleaner read on demand than the headline revenue jump for now.

Chegg Revenue Statistics

• Chegg’s total net revenues were $51.849 million in Q2 2026, a decrease of 51% year-over-year.
• Chegg Skilling revenues grew 2% to $17.5 million.
• Net loss was $3.0 million, and Adjusted EBITDA was $9.1 million.
• Chegg guided Q3 2026 total net revenues to $43 million to $44 million.
• Net revenues for the first half of 2025 were $226.507 million, and the first half of 2026 came in 49.2% lower.

Read the timing with care. Pew’s teen chatbot survey, covered next, is a single fall 2025 snapshot, so it cannot show whether chatbot use caused the revenue decline.

Teens Using AI Chatbots for Schoolwork

• Teens use chatbots like ChatGPT, Copilot and Character.ai, and 54% say they have used them to get help with schoolwork.
• 57% of teens have used chatbots to search for information, and one-in-ten say they do all or most of their schoolwork with chatbots’ help.
• Another 21% do some and 23% do a little of their schoolwork with chatbot help, while 45% haven’t used them this way.
• About a quarter of all teens call chatbots extremely or very helpful for schoolwork, another 25% somewhat helpful, and just 3% of little to no help.
• Pew Research Center surveyed 1,458 US teens online from Sept. 25 to Oct. 9, 2025.

Teachers Using AI Tools Statistics

• Teachers who use AI tools at least weekly save an average of 5.9 hours per week, amounting to six weeks over the school year.
• Only 32% of teachers report using AI at least weekly, according to the Gallup-Walton Family Foundation poll.
• Preparing lessons (37%) is the most common use among teachers using AI at least monthly.
• Grading (16%) and analyzing student data (12%) are less common applications.

Among teachers using AI at least monthly, preparing lessons and creating worksheets lead, while one-on-one instruction sits near the bottom at 14%. The full task breakdown follows.

Why it matters: Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found weekly AI users save 5.9 hours per week, yet 40% of teachers still aren’t using AI at all. The two surveys measure different things: teacher use of AI tools here, and teens who have ever used chatbots for schoolwork help in Pew’s survey.

Young Children’s Mobile Device Ownership Statistics

• By age 2, 40% of children have their own tablet, according to Common Sense Media research released Feb. 26, 2025.
• By age 8, one in four children have their own cellphone.
• About one in five children use mobile devices for emotional regulation, mealtimes, or to fall asleep.
• Nearly one-third of parents report their child has used AI for school-related learning.
• The census is more than a year old, so read it as the latest available baseline rather than a current-year count.

Source: Common Sense Media 2025

Smartphone Bans in Schools and Global Connectivity

• UNESCO’s GEM Report counted 19 more education systems banning smartphone use in school during 2024.
• That brought the total to 79 education systems, or 40%, by the end of 2024, up from 60 at the end of 2023.
• ITU says 5G now accounts for more than one third of all mobile broadband subscriptions.
• Mobile broadband coverage is nearly universal, but quality and affordability gaps persist.
• School bans govern class time, while consumer learning apps compete for the hours outside it, so the two trends can rise together.

Source: UNESCO GEM Report 2025, ITU Facts and Figures 2025

Conclusion

Duolingo’s 58.7 million daily active users and the 54% of teens who have used chatbots for schoolwork help show where mobile learning stands. Duolingo’s daily users keep climbing, while chatbots now compete with study apps such as Chegg for homework help.

Duolingo’s medium-term goal is 100 million DAUs in 2028. The next test is whether Coursera and Udemy can turn a combined learner base into growth, and whether Chegg’s decline levels off.