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Which online learning brands AI answers recommend

Every week we ask 200 buyer questions, the way people really ask them, and count which brands the answers name and which sites they cite.

Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026 (latest) Updated 3 of 3 engines published Global Asked from the US Methodology

Named most often

Coursera

in 40% of answers across the published engines

Site AI cites most

openai.com

7.1% of all citations, a site

Top 10 brands, all engines

Share of answers that name the brand, across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews. The small figure is the change in points vs the previous week.

  1. 1 Coursera 40%
  2. 2 Udemy 21%
  3. 3 edX 19%
  4. 4 Duolingo 13%
  5. 5 Khan Academy 12%
  6. 6 Skillshare 12%
  7. 7 freeCodeCamp 11%
  8. 8 LinkedIn Learning 10%
  9. 9 Codecademy 10%
  10. 10 Babbel 9%
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-learning-language-apps/embed/overall" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top online learning brands in AI answers"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-learning-language-apps?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top online learning brands in AI answers, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Top 10 by engine

Each engine answers differently. The bar is the share of that engine's answers naming the brand; the thin line is the likely range (95%): ask the same questions again and the number would probably land inside it.

Gemini

598 answers, 100% of prompts collected

  1. 1 Coursera 43% Likely range 39% to 47%
  2. 2 Udemy 23% Likely range 20% to 27%
  3. 3 edX 22% Likely range 19% to 26%
  4. 4 Duolingo 15% Likely range 12% to 18%
  5. 5 Codecademy 14% Likely range 11% to 17%
  6. 6 freeCodeCamp 13% Likely range 11% to 16%
  7. 7 Skillshare 12% Likely range 10% to 15%
  8. 8 Khan Academy 12% Likely range 10% to 15%
  9. 9 LinkedIn Learning 11% Likely range 9% to 14%
  10. 10 Babbel 9% Likely range 7% to 12%
Full table
Gemini, Global, Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Coursera 257 / 598 (43%) 39%-47% 1.7 15.2% n/a
Udemy 138 / 598 (23%) 20%-27% 2.6 8.2% n/a
edX 132 / 598 (22%) 19%-26% 2.2 7.8% n/a
Duolingo 89 / 598 (15%) 12%-18% 1.8 5.3% n/a
Codecademy 81 / 598 (14%) 11%-17% 2.6 4.8% n/a
freeCodeCamp 79 / 598 (13%) 11%-16% 2.8 4.7% n/a
Skillshare 74 / 598 (12%) 10%-15% 2.3 4.4% n/a
Khan Academy 73 / 598 (12%) 10%-15% 3.0 4.3% n/a
LinkedIn Learning 65 / 598 (11%) 9%-14% 2.7 3.9% n/a
Babbel 54 / 598 (9%) 7%-12% 1.7 3.2% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-learning-language-apps/embed/gemini" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top online learning brands on Gemini"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-learning-language-apps?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top online learning brands on Gemini, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Google AI Overviews

579 answers, 100% of prompts collected. Google AI Overviews appeared on 97% of searches

  1. 1 Coursera 40% Likely range 36% to 44%
  2. 2 edX 20% Likely range 17% to 24%
  3. 3 Udemy 20% Likely range 17% to 23%
  4. 4 Duolingo 14% Likely range 11% to 17%
  5. 5 Khan Academy 13% Likely range 10% to 16%
  6. 6 freeCodeCamp 12% Likely range 10% to 15%
  7. 7 Skillshare 12% Likely range 10% to 15%
  8. 8 Babbel 11% Likely range 8% to 13%
  9. 9 Codecademy 9% Likely range 7% to 12%
  10. 10 LinkedIn Learning 9% Likely range 7% to 11%
Full table
Google AI Overviews, Global, Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Coursera 232 / 579 (40%) 36%-44% 2.0 15.2% n/a
edX 117 / 579 (20%) 17%-24% 2.4 7.7% n/a
Udemy 115 / 579 (20%) 17%-23% 3.1 7.6% n/a
Duolingo 80 / 579 (14%) 11%-17% 2.1 5.3% n/a
Khan Academy 75 / 579 (13%) 10%-16% 2.8 4.9% n/a
freeCodeCamp 69 / 579 (12%) 10%-15% 2.1 4.5% n/a
Skillshare 69 / 579 (12%) 10%-15% 2.6 4.5% n/a
Babbel 61 / 579 (11%) 8%-13% 2.1 4.0% n/a
Codecademy 53 / 579 (9%) 7%-12% 2.7 3.5% n/a
LinkedIn Learning 50 / 579 (9%) 7%-11% 3.2 3.3% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-learning-language-apps/embed/google_aio" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top online learning brands on Google AI Overviews"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-learning-language-apps?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top online learning brands on Google AI Overviews, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

ChatGPT (search)

600 answers, 100% of prompts collected

  1. 1 Coursera 36% Likely range 32% to 39%
  2. 2 Udemy 19% Likely range 16% to 22%
  3. 3 edX 16% Likely range 13% to 19%
  4. 4 Khan Academy 12% Likely range 10% to 15%
  5. 5 Duolingo 11% Likely range 9% to 14%
  6. 6 Skillshare 11% Likely range 9% to 14%
  7. 7 LinkedIn Learning 10% Likely range 8% to 13%
  8. 8 freeCodeCamp 9% Likely range 7% to 11%
  9. 9 Babbel 8% Likely range 6% to 10%
  10. 10 MasterClass 7% Likely range 5% to 10%
Full table
ChatGPT (search), Global, Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Coursera 213 / 600 (36%) 32%-39% 2.5 15.3% n/a
Udemy 114 / 600 (19%) 16%-22% 3.1 8.2% n/a
edX 93 / 600 (16%) 13%-19% 2.8 6.7% n/a
Khan Academy 73 / 600 (12%) 10%-15% 3.5 5.2% n/a
Duolingo 68 / 600 (11%) 9%-14% 2.0 4.9% n/a
Skillshare 67 / 600 (11%) 9%-14% 3.3 4.8% n/a
LinkedIn Learning 62 / 600 (10%) 8%-13% 3.8 4.4% n/a
freeCodeCamp 51 / 600 (9%) 7%-11% 2.7 3.7% n/a
Babbel 48 / 600 (8%) 6%-10% 2.0 3.4% n/a
MasterClass 43 / 600 (7%) 5%-10% 3.2 3.1% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-learning-language-apps/embed/chatgpt" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top online learning brands on ChatGPT (search)"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-learning-language-apps?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top online learning brands on ChatGPT (search), Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Which sites AI trusts

The 10 domains cited most often as sources in these answers, as a share of all citations. Brands rarely win on their own site: the answers lean on review sites, forums and media.

  1. 1 openai.com Other 7.1%
  2. 2 youtube.com Video and other 6.3%
  3. 3 reddit.com Forum 4.5%
  4. 4 google.com Other 4.3%
  5. 5 coursera.org Brand site 4.2%
  6. 6 edx.org Brand site 1.6%
  7. 7 googleusercontent.com Other 1.5%
  8. 8 medium.com Video and other 1.4%
  9. 9 quora.com Forum 1.1%
  10. 10 udemy.com Brand site 1.1%
By engine
DomainType ChatGPTGeminiGoogle AI Overviews
openai.comOther 21.2%n/an/a
youtube.comVideo and other 0.2%0.5%18.3%
reddit.comForum 0.4%3.9%9.2%
google.comOther 12.5%0.1%0.3%
coursera.orgBrand site 7.2%2.7%2.6%
edx.orgBrand site 3.0%0.8%0.9%
googleusercontent.comOther n/a4.5%n/a
medium.comVideo and other n/a1.8%2.3%
quora.comForum n/an/a3.3%
udemy.comBrand site 2.4%0.3%0.5%
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-learning-language-apps/embed/domains" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Sites AI cites for online learning"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-learning-language-apps?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Sites AI cites for online learning, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Weekly movers

The largest changes vs the previous week, from last week's share (hollow dot) to this week's. One week can be noise: a move is clear only when this week's range and last week's do not overlap.

First week: movers appear from the second published week.

About this week's data

Prompts
200: 80 recommendation, 50 problem-led, 40 comparison, 30 price
Market
Global: the questions are not specific to one country; asked in US English from the US. Asked 3 times this week on each engine.
Collected
Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 10, 2026
Checked by hand
15 answers, 0 with errors

Brand names are reported as they appear in answers. How we collect and count: methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us. Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

We make every effort to find high-quality data sources, but this data comes from AI engine answers collected from the open web and we cannot guarantee its accuracy, completeness or reliability. Use it at your own risk.

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