From course ratings to pricing, let’s have a look at some of the discernible trends of Udemy’s catalog.

Update (April 2026): On April 9, shareholders of both companies voted overwhelmingly to approve the merger — 99.4%% at Coursera, 99.9%% at Udemy. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026. I also dug into the 300-page merger prospectus and found that Coursera approached Udemy three times over two years before getting a yes, and that Pluralsight’s owner made a competing cash offer. Read the full merger history. TL;DR Coursera is acquiring Udemy in an all-stock deal worth ~$1.8 b

Coursera’s annual report gives us a deeper look into the company’s finances.

“We’re all puppets. I’m just a puppet who can see the strings.” – Dr. Manhattan, Watchmen Alan Moore is a legend. I’ve always been a big fan of his work adapted to movies: Watchmen (even bought the illustrated hard-cover comic series book after watching the movie) and V for Vendetta, being the most prominent. When I found out about this course on BBC Maestro, I didn’t hesitate to start watching it. Through this course, Moore helps us see the ‘strings’ of storytelling – the underlying mechanism