How TIME and Statista Determined the World’s Top EdTech Companies of 2026
The ranking is built on two pillars: financial strength and industry impact. Statista gathered and scrutinized data from around 6,500 companies through desk research, online application forms and collaborations with other data and market intelligence companies. A company received scores in each of these dimensions, which were then combined into an overall score.
For the first dimension, financial strength, Statista analyzed revenue, funding, and market capitalization data, obtained from publicly available sources like annual reports, company websites, through media monitoring, and via databases. Additionally, company disclosures submitted via an online application form, which was freely accessible via the TIME website, were considered.
For the evaluation of the industry impact, Statista cooperated with The Upright Project and LexisNexis® Intellectual Property Solutions to assess companies in different impact dimensions, encompassing factors such as:
