Since the Spring of 2020, I’ve been tracking Udemy instructors with over one million students enrolled in their courses. Following is the result of my latest research completed on April 15, 2024:
Jose Portilla
Head of Data Science, Pierian Data Inc.
- Total Students 3,815,873
- Reviews 1,158,741
- Courses (83)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/joseportilla/
- Offers FREE Courses. I enrolled in Java Coding Interview Preparation Coding Exercises
Phil Ebiner
Top-Rated Instructor, 2.9 Million+ Students
- Total Students 2,965,004
- Reviews 435,872
- Courses (236)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/philipebiner2/
- Offers Free Course
Maximilian Schwarzmüller
Professional Web Developer and Instructor
- Total Students 2,913,663
- Reviews 1,077,198
- Courses (61)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/maximilian-schwarzmuller/
- No FREE Courses
John Purcell
Software Development Trainer
- Total Students 2,746,683
- Reviews 195,621
- Courses (19)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/johnpurcell/
- Offers Several FREE Courses – I enrolled in Java Tutorial for Complete Beginners
Kirill Eremenko
Data Scientist & AI Instructor
- Total Students 2,783,963
- Reviews 725,829
- Courses (43)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/kirilleremenko/
- No FREE Courses
Dr. Angela Yu
Developer and Lead Instructor
- Total Students 2,647,603
- Reviews 808,948
- Courses (7)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/4b4368a3-b5c8-4529-aa65-2056ec31f37e
Stephane Maarek
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Total Students 2,479,838
- Reviews 775,662
- Courses (68)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/stephane-maarek/
- No FREE Courses
Rob Percival
Web Developer And Teacher
- Total Students 2,327,086
- Reviews 486,190
- Courses (34)
- https://www.udemy.com/user/robpercival/
- Offers a FREE Course – Web Hosting 101
Hadelin de Ponteves
Passionate AI Instructor
- Total Students 2,082,990
- Reviews 347,128
- Courses (43)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/hadelin-de-ponteves/
- Offers FREE Course – I enrolled in Free Crypto Course for Beginners
Jonas Schmedtmann
Web Developer, Designer, and Teacher
- Total Students 1,931,694
- Reviews 429,629
- Courses (7)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/jonasschmedtmann/
- Offers One Free Course – Web Design Secrets
TJ Walker
Success through Communication Skills & Habits
Courses: personal development, public speaking, presentation skills, media training, and communication skills
- Total Students 1,932,735
- Reviews 198,363
- Courses (218)
- https://www.udemy.com/user/tjwalker2/
- No FREE Courses (FREE Courses – Limited Time Discount Coupons Often Available)
Colt Steele
Developer and Bootcamp Instructor
- Total Students 1,689,935
- Reviews 514,683
- Courses (30)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/coltsteele/
- No FREE Courses (FREE Courses – Limited Time Discount Coupons Often Available)
Yassin Marco
Microsoft Apps Specialist | Finance Coach
Helped over 1 500 000+ students in 198 countries
- Total Students 1,547,543
- Reviews 57,363
- Courses (29)
- https://www.udemy.com/user/ataouyl-yassin/
- No FREE Courses (FREE Courses – Limited Time Discount Coupons Often Available)
Daragh Walsh
Digital Marketing Courses
- Total Students 1,429,163
- Reviews 251,859
- Courses (16)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/daraghmichaelw/
- Offers multiple FREE Courses – I enrolled in SEO Tutorial for Beginners
Chris Haroun
Award-Winning MBA Professor, Venture Capitalist, and Author.
- Total Students 1,456,759
- Reviews 239,525
- Courses (74)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/chris-haroun/
- Offers multiple FREE Courses – I enrolled in Learn Finance From Movies – TV: Billions, Wolf of Wall Street