{"id":75258,"date":"2022-01-21T09:50:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T14:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/?post_type=magazine&p=75258"},"modified":"2022-01-27T09:50:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:50:47","slug":"udemy-goes-public-a-look-at-the-online-learning-giants-u-s-ipo","status":"publish","type":"magazine","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/magazine\/winter-2022\/udemy-goes-public-a-look-at-the-online-learning-giants-u-s-ipo\/","title":{"rendered":"Udemy Goes Public: A Look at the Online Learning Giant\u2019s U.S. IPO"},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[29550,3647,29548,29549,2377],"class_list":["post-75258","magazine","type-magazine","status-publish","hentry","tag-accessible-upskilling","tag-ipo","tag-online-education-companies","tag-online-learning-solutions","tag-udemy","global_topic_tax-learning-services-and-outsourcing","global_topic_tax-learning-technologies","global_topic_tax-remote-learning","magazine_issue_tax-winter-2022","magazine_article_type_tax-closing-deals"],"acf":{"sponsored":false,"gated":false,"gated_content_type":"","file_attachment":null,"gated_content":"","form_instruction_header":"To access the full article, please fill out the form below:","pardot_html_embed":"","author_override":true,"author_name":"Sarah Gallo, CPTM ","author_image":"","author_bio":"Sarah Gallo, CPTM, is a senior editor at Training Industry, Inc., and co-host of \u201cThe Business of Learning<\/a>,\u201d the Training Industry podcast.","excerpt":"The rise of remote learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic positioned the company for unprecedented growth as companies \u2014 and learners \u2014 worldwide looked for continuous learning and upskilling solutions that they could access remotely.","main_content":"Founded in 2009, Udemy, an online education company, has been a household name in the corporate training market for some time now. However, the rise of remote learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic positioned the company for unprecedented growth as companies \u2014 and learners \u2014 worldwide looked for continuous learning and upskilling solutions that they could access remotely. In fact, Training Industry pulse research found that over 40%<\/a> of learning and development (L&D) professionals are spending more on learning technologies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a trend we expect to continue<\/a> as organizations embrace new ways of working and learning.\r\n\r\nUdemy\u2019s success culminated with a recent announcement<\/a> that it filed regulatory paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. With a price of $29 per share, the company\u2019s market value is now about $4 billion, compared to $3.25 billion in November 2020<\/a>, based on outstanding shares listed in its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Bloomberg reports<\/a>.\r\n\r\nLet\u2019s reflect on how Udemy\u2019s success tells a broader story about the demand for remote learning and greater flexibility in when, where and how people learn.\r\n