Since the Spring of 2020, I’ve been tracking Udemy instructors I’ve found to have over one million students. Following is the result of my latest research completed on April 25, 2023. Jose Portilla is still in first place with 3,323,873 students as of this day. Check out the changes:
Jose Portilla
Head of Data Science, Pierian Data Inc.
- Total Students 3,323,873
- Reviews 1,021,821
- Courses (60)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
https://www.udemy.com/user/joseportilla/
Phil Ebiner
Top-Rated Instructor, 2 Million+ Students
- Total Students 2,699,510
- Reviews 374,250
- Courses (185)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
https://www.udemy.com/user/philipebiner2/
John Purcell
Software Development Trainer
- Total Students 2,613,416
- Reviews 189,752
- Courses (19)
https://www.udemy.com/user/johnpurcell/
Kirill Eremenko
Data Scientist
- Total Students 2,357,901
- Reviews 623,203
- Courses (52)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
https://www.udemy.com/user/kirilleremenko/
Rob Percival
Web Developer And Teacher
- Total Students 2,280,157
- Reviews 490,807
- Courses (37)
https://www.udemy.com/user/robpercival/
Maximilian Schwarzmüller
Professional Web Developer and Instructor
- Total Students 2,462,029
- Reviews 927,714
- Courses (58)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
https://www.udemy.com/user/maximilian-schwarzmuller/
Stephane Maarek
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Total Students 1,935,492
- 594,327
- Courses (46)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
https://www.udemy.com/user/stephane-maarek/
Hadelin de Ponteves
AI Entrepreneur
- Total Students 1,706,893
- Reviews 309,148
- Courses (45)
https://www.udemy.com/user/hadelin-de-ponteves/
TJ Walker
Best Selling Personal Development & Habits Expert
Courses: personal development, public speaking, presentation skills, media training, and communication skills
- Total Students 1,687,787
- Reviews 164,189
- Courses (219)
https://www.udemy.com/user/tjwalker2/
Jonas Schmedtmann
Web Developer, Designer, and Teacher
- Total Students 1,656,869
- Reviews 363,176
- Courses (6)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
https://www.udemy.com/user/jonasschmedtmann/
Colt Steele
Developer and Bootcamp Instructor
- Total Students 1,478,917
- Reviews 457,954
- Courses (24)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
https://www.udemy.com/user/coltsteele/
Daragh Walsh
Digital Marketing Courses
- Total Students 1,326,697
- Reviews 237,724
- Courses (16)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
https://www.udemy.com/user/daraghmichaelw/
Chris Haroun
Award-Winning MBA Professor, Venture Capitalist, and Author.
- Total Students 1,325,292
- Reviews 212,952
- Courses (68)
- Udemy Instructor Partner
https://www.udemy.com/user/chris-haroun/