Since the Spring of 2020, I’ve been tracking Udemy instructors I’ve found to have over one million students enrolled in their courses. Following is the result of my latest research completed on July 21, 2023, at 7:20 pm MT. While I only list the top 12 here, a lot more have surpassed the Million Student Enrollment mark. Jose Portilla is still in first place with 3,422,815 students as of this day. Dr. Angela Yu is new on the list. Please check out the changes:
Jose Portilla
Head of Data Science, Pierian Data Inc.
- Total Students 3,422,815
- Reviews 1,060,432
- Courses (68)
- 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 Million+ Students
- Total Students 2,764,526
- Reviews 385,851
- Courses (193)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/philipebiner2/
- Offers Free Course
John Purcell
Software Development Trainer
- Total Students 2,652,049
- Reviews 191,433
- Courses (19)
- https://www.udemy.com/user/johnpurcell/
- Offers Several FREE Courses – I enrolled in Java Tutorial for Complete Beginners
Maximilian Schwarzmüller
Professional Web Developer and Instructor
- Total Students 2,584,480
- Reviews 966,678
- Courses (59)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/maximilian-schwarzmuller/
- No FREE Courses
Kirill Eremenko
Data Scientist
- Total Students 2,439,615
- Reviews 641,779
- Courses (52)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/kirilleremenko/
- No FREE Courses
Rob Percival
Web Developer And Teacher
- Total Students 2,306,957
- Reviews 496,794
- Courses (37)
- https://www.udemy.com/user/robpercival/
- Offers a FREE Course – Web Hosting 101
Dr. Angela Yu
Developer and Lead Instructor
- Total Students 2,176,516
- Reviews 661,318
- Courses (9)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/4b4368a3-b5c8-4529-aa65-2056ec31f37e
Stephane Maarek
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Total Students 2,077,827
- Reviews 641,477
- Courses (55)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/stephane-maarek/
- No FREE Courses
Hadelin de Ponteves
AI Entrepreneur
- Total Students 1,771,194
- Reviews 317,781
- Courses (45)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/hadelin-de-ponteves/
- Offers FREE Course – I enrolled in Free Crypto Course for Beginners 2022
TJ Walker
Best Selling Personal Development & Habits Expert
Courses: personal development, public speaking, presentation skills, media training, and communication skills
- Total Students 1,754,177
- Reviews 174,539
- Courses (217)
- https://www.udemy.com/user/tjwalker2/
- No FREE Courses (FREE Courses – Limited Time Discount Coupons Often Available)
Jonas Schmedtmann
Web Developer, Designer, and Teacher
- Total Students 1,729,265
- Reviews 381,427
- Courses (7)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
- https://www.udemy.com/user/jonasschmedtmann/
- Offers One Free Course – Web Design Secrets
Josh Werner
Web Development | Adobe | Google | Microsoft | Productivity
- Total Students 1,576,219
- Reviews 62,031
- Courses (184)
- https://www.udemy.com/user/josh-werner/
- No FREE Courses (FREE Courses – Limited Time Discount Coupons Often Available)
Colt Steele
Developer and Bootcamp Instructor
- Total Students 1,532,847
- Reviews 472,339
- Courses (27)
- 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
- Total Students 1,405,058
- Reviews 51,398
- Courses (25)
- 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 1,357,388
- Reviews 242,437
- 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 1,359,471
- Reviews 219,889
- Courses (69)
- 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