How TIME and Statista Determined the World's Top EdTech Companies of 2026

TIME has published the third annual "World’s Top EdTech Companies 2026" ranking, in partnership with Statista, a leading international provider of market and consumer data and rankings. The result of this quantitative study: 500 companies dedicated to the development and provision of educational technologies, encompassing both products and services. Here's how the winners were selected.MethodologyMain listThe research project "World's Top EdTech Companies 2026" is a comprehensive analysis conducted to identify the top performing EdTech companies in the world. First, companies had to primarily focus on developing and providing educational technologies, products or services. The 500 companies with the highest score were awarded as "World's Top EdTech Companies 2026"The ranking is built on tw