Byju’s Competitors

In 2020, following the pandemic, Byju’s gained the most out of the lockdown as everyone was pushing for online education. This helped Byju’s very much, and in 2019 its valuation was $5.5 billion. In 2021 it will become the world’s 13th most valuable startup with a valuation of $21 billion. It is currently India’s most valued startup surpassing Paytm. Byju’s is rapidly expanding by acquisition and investments globally, and it has already acquired tynker, another US-based startup. ..

Byju’s is the world’s biggest ed-tech startup, but what about the competition? ..

There Are Five Competitors To Byju’s In The USA :

1_Khan Academy 

Khan Academy offers a set of online tools to educate students. The organization was founded in 2008 by MIT alumna Salman Khan with a vision to provide a set of online tools to educate students.

Khan Academy, a website and mobile app that provides short video lectures on mathematics and science, has more than 70 million downloads on the Google Play store. Khan Academy also offers quizzes and exercises on its website and application. The blackboard method is used by Khan Academy while Byju’s uses more animated content to engage students. Khan Academy is surely a big competition to Byju’s because where Byju’s charges a hectic amount for courses, Khan Academy provides all its resources for free. ..

2_SimpliLearn

Simplilearn is an online learning platform that offers Bootcamps and courses to help people learn new skills. Founded by Krishna Kumar in 2010, Simplilearn is headquartered in San Francisco, California. ..

Simplilearn is the world’s leading online bootcamp providing 1,500 live classes every month. It also provides post-graduate master’s programs and certification programs from top universities across the world.

3_Age Of Learning

Age of Learning is a leading ed-tech company that provides various programs for kids like ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy, specially designed for kids. Age of Learning has over 500+ renowned teaching faculty currently employed in Glendale, CA. The company offers various programs for kids like ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy, which helps them learn more about the world and get involved in learning activities.

The My Math Academy is a groundbreaking digital learning system that uses AI technology to personalize and individualized math instructions for every child. It provides personalized math instruction that is tailored to their unique needs, making it the perfect way for schools to provide students with the best possible education.

Age of Learning offers programs in China and Japan for English language and ReadingIQ, which is a digital library and literacy platform. ..

4_Vedantu 

Vedantu is an online tutoring startup founded in India in 2014 by Vamsi Krishna, Pulkit Jain, Anand Prakash, and Saurabh Saxena. Vedantu mainly provides live online tutoring services in courses such as STEM, Hindi, English, German and French. It also provides courses for preparation for many Indian exams such as IIT-JEE and many more.

Vedantu uses the WAVE method, which is a whiteboard audio-video environment for one-on-one teacher and student live online tutoring service. In March 2022, Vedantu founded WAVE 2.0, an interactive online platform that aims to support Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. ..

5_McGraw Hill Education

The McGraw Hill Education company was founded in 1888 by James H. McGraw and John A. Hill. The company is headquartered in New York City. McGraw Hill Education publishes textbooks, online resources, and other educational materials.

McGraw hill publishes educational content, software, and services for pre-k to postgraduate levels. It is also considered to be one of the “big three” in the educational publishing sector.

McGraw offers its products and services to 140 countries in 60 languages. It operates in 28 countries and has more than 4000 employees globally.

Conclusion

We have learnt that Byju is the world’s leading ed-tech platform in both monetary terms and users terms, and because of its acquisition spree, it has very few competitors in its segment. The global lockdown also pushed for the digitalization of education which Byju has taken full advantage of, its engaging content and animation keep learners interested. The competition is less but there are still firms like Vedantu, Simplilearn, and age of Learning are some of Byju’s. The most prominent competitor of Byju’s is Khan Academy because of its free video model. Khan Academy has a huge advantage over Byju’s because it offers its educational content for absolutely free, whereas Byju’s charges a hefty amount for its courses.

Yes, Byju’s is a global platform that provides its services all around the globe.

The acquisition of tynker by Byju’s is a major development in the ed-tech space. tynker provides a creative coding platform for k-12 kids which enables them to learn coding in the comfort of their home. This will help children learn new skills and develop their creativity.