Does AI recommend Khan Academy?
khanacademy.org in online learning, bootcamps and language apps: how often Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT name it next to Coursera, its top competitor, which sites the answers cite, and whether AI crawlers can read the site.
12%
of AI answers name Khan Academy
Coursera: 40%. Rank 5 of 66 brands tracked.
Khan Academy vs Coursera, engine by engine
Named most by Google AI Overviews (13%), least by ChatGPT (12%). The grey tick is the typical (median) brand of the category.
Questions where Coursera is named and Khan Academy is not
- “Most recommended online learning platforms for career changers with no tech background”
- “What is the best online learning platform that is part time for people with a full time job?”
71 more questions like these in this check. The snapshot finds them all for Khan Academy against up to 5 competitors, on 50 buyer questions asked 3 times in each engine, with the sites to get listed on and 5 fixes.
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Is Khan Academy named, and where?
- Yes. Khan Academy is named in 12% of the answers across Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
- It ranks 5 of 66 brands we track in online learning, bootcamps and language apps.
- In list answers it shows up at position 2.8 on average in Google AI Overviews (1 = first).
The category baseline
From the AI Citation Index (66 brands tracked in online learning, bootcamps and language apps, Week 41).
2%
The typical brand
40%
The category leader
12%
Khan Academy, above typical
See the full online learning index · Khan Academy's weekly trend
The sites the answers cite
The sites cited most in AI answers about online learning, bootcamps and language apps, all engines. Being listed, reviewed or discussed on these is the shortest path into the answers.
- youtube.com6.3% of citations
- reddit.com4.5% of citations
- coursera.org4.2% of citations
- edx.org1.6% of citations
- medium.com1.4% of citations
- quora.com1.1% of citations
- udemy.com1.1% of citations
Can AI crawlers read khanacademy.org?
Not fully. The fixes below are listed most important first. Checked Nov 3, 2026.
| Crawler | What it feeds | robots.txt |
|---|---|---|
| OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT search, the pages it cites | Allowed |
| GPTBot | OpenAI model training only | Allowed |
| Googlebot | Google Search and Google AI Overviews | Allowed |
| Google-Extended | Gemini answers and training | Allowed |
| ClaudeBot | Claude | Allowed |
| Firewall | Bot protection | Lets them in |
| Text without JavaScript | 35 words in the raw homepage HTML | Mostly empty |
- Your homepage text needs JavaScriptWithout JavaScript the page shows 35 words. Most AI crawlers do not run JavaScript, so they see an almost empty page. Render your main copy on the server (or pre-render the page).
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