Codecademy Stats & Prime Programs

It’s formally time to ship 2024 — congrats! On the finish of any huge venture or endeavor, it’s sensible to look again on what went nicely and suppose forward about what you wish to attempt subsequent. In case your crew makes use of the Agile method to improvement, you understand this as a “retrospective.”  

Because the yr wraps up, we wish to pause and take inventory of the targets you’ve reached, the teachings you’ve realized, and the progress you’ve made. That is Code Overview, our annual exploration of knowledge from our learners and programs that uncovers key developments and challenges shaping the tech world in the present day.  

We couldn’t have performed this with out you — our learners, our neighborhood, our largest champions. Each new characteristic, replace, and milestone we hit this yr was impressed by your curiosity, ambition, and suggestions. Collectively, we’ve pushed Codecademy far past our beginnings as a place to begin for coding. In 2024, it’s a spot the place careers are constructed, tech abilities are sharpened, and obstacles to development are smashed. 

This yr, we took huge strides to mirror the varied journeys of learners at each stage of their careers. Whether or not you’re simply dipping your toes into tech, pivoting to a brand new position, or leveling up for a promotion, we’ve received you lined. From certification prep ability paths in new fields like cloud computing and IT, to instruments that convey our studying atmosphere to life — like AI-powered teaching and mock interview simulations — we’ve labored arduous to satisfy you wherever you’re and provide help to get to the place you wish to go.

We realized (lots) 

In 2024, learners collectively spent 507,530,006 minutes studying with Codecademy. That’s sufficient time to sit down by means of Dune Half One and Half Two over 1 million occasions. Or, it’s about so long as it’d take to observe all 149 of the Eras Tour live shows that Taylor Swift carried out in 2024 over 17,000 occasions. This colossal period of time invested in studying new abilities underscores how dedicated and enthusiastic our neighborhood of learners is in relation to attaining private targets and advancing careers.  

Everybody has totally different quantities of time to decide to studying technical abilities, as a result of all of us have distinctive targets, schedules, and duties. Informal learners could take a few years, profession changers can obtain their targets in beneath a yr with centered effort, and upskillers may work studying into their day by day routine. It doesn’t matter if it takes you a yr or every week to finish a Codecademy course or path. Every little thing is self-paced, so you might have the liberty to cease and begin whenever you want a break and revisit ideas everytime you need. 

We’ve additionally made it simpler for complete groups to construct technical experience by means of our interactive programs. With Codecademy Groups, you may unlock Codecademy Professional entry in your crew of two or extra members plus use superior analytics and reporting instruments to trace particular person progress and group development. You may soar proper in and begin a 14-day free trial of Codecademy Groups now. 

If coding was an Olympic sport, we’d have sufficient Codecademy learners to signify all the international locations that participated within the 2024 Summer time Olympics after which some. This yr, our international neighborhood expanded to 237 international locations and territories, with our most learners residing in the US, India, and the UK. We’re continuously blown away by how studying can bridge gaps and convey individuals from totally different corners of the world (even Antarctica!) nearer collectively. 

We created new methods to trace development… 

This summer season we organized our personal international competitors, the World Coding Video games. Over the course of seven days, we challenged our learners to see what number of ability XP they might earn by finishing content material gadgets in our programs and paths. Each content material merchandise in a course or path grants a distinctive quantity of ability XP, decided by its sort, the effort and time wanted to complete it, and its reference to Bloom’s Taxonomy, the academic framework that shapes our curriculum. For instance, finishing a lesson or venture earns you 25 XP, whereas tackling a portfolio venture rewards you with 50 XP. The inaugural World Coding Video games drew 1000’s of members who collectively earned over 1.15 million XP — and constructed some severe abilities. Ultimately, the first-place winner of the World Coding Video games racked up 9,510 XP.   

Codecademy learners collectively earned a staggering 676,443,705 ability XP in 2024 — and we now have you to thank! Questioning what number of XP you’ve earned so far? In your dashboard, you’ll see a log of the XP you’ve earned in numerous ability areas, and you may type them based mostly on the quantity of progress earned or the newest abilities you’ve labored on.  

… and use AI so that you make progress quicker   

If 2022 was the yr AI burst on the scene, 2024 was the yr that AI entered our lives in a significant method. We consider that AI can improve the educational expertise, not change it, which is why we added an AI Studying Assistant to offer AI-powered customized assist and steering proper in our studying atmosphere.  

The AI Studying Assistant harnesses OpenAI’s newest mannequin to offer you on the spot, customized coding steering. Inside programs, tasks, and articles, you may decide a chunk of your code, click on “Clarify code,” and get a transparent clarification powered by GPT. You may then maintain the dialog going by asking follow-ups, getting additional particulars, or utilizing the AI Studying Assistant to catch any bugs. 

Because the launch of our AI Studying Assistant, we’ve seen a powerful 976,331 conversations from over 270,000 learners and a complete of three,177,777 learner questions and messages exchanged. Good to know: Learners with Professional and Plus subscription plans have entry to limitless prompts, whereas people with a free account can attempt twice per day. 

One other vital AI characteristic that we rolled out in 2024 was the Interview Simulator, a software that creates interview questions like these you’d encounter from recruiters or hiring managers for Entrance-Finish, Again-Finish, and Full-Stack Developer roles. You may customise it to fit your goal firm, ability degree, and the place you’re within the interview course of. The Interview Simulator can at present run a mock get-to-know-you cellphone screener, and shortly we’ll add technical or final-stage interview. 

It’s superior to see what number of of you’re utilizing the Interview Simulator to put together for job interviews — so far, we’ve had over 20,000 interviews practiced with this software. We hope the follow helped and also you nailed the job! You may attempt the Interview Simulator now; you get 3 free makes use of with a Primary account, whereas Professional members get limitless entry to the software.   

We expanded our course catalog 

Our catalog grew by over 220 new programs this yr. The brand new choices cowl in-demand languages and subjects, like Study Subsequent.js, Study Immediate Engineering, and Intro to Angular. With our cutting-edge studying atmosphere, these new programs make it simpler than ever so that you can dive into rising tech subjects at your personal tempo, no matter your earlier expertise degree. 

Our introductory (and just lately up to date!) Python course Study Python 3 continues to reign supreme as the most well-liked course began on Codecademy, and it’s simple to see why. Python is a perpetual fan favourite, particularly for folk studying to code, as a result of it has a concise, English-like syntax. Versatility is one other huge draw — Python can be utilized throughout domains, from internet improvement to knowledge evaluation and, in fact, machine studying and AI. Python’s significance in AI makes it important for anybody seeking to enter or advance within the tech trade or perceive new AI instruments.  

We launched new domains 

One of many newest adjustments to our catalog is our enlargement into cybersecurity and cloud subjects. We now have double the course choices in these areas, together with free introductory programs and over 20 complete ability paths that put together you to take in-demand certification exams.  

Trade certifications validate your data of particular abilities and may improve job alternatives, salaries, and probabilities for bonuses and promotions. Our take a look at prep programs put together you for a few of the most sought-after certifications, together with CompTIA A+ 220-1101 (Core 1), AWS Licensed Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02, and Cisco Licensed Community Affiliate 200-301.  

We’re additionally doubling down on skilled improvement with our new skilled abilities area. We all know that mushy abilities are a vital dimension to technical coaching, and these expert-led video-based skilled abilities programs provide help to fill in your abilities gaps in areas like communication, problem-solving, and significant pondering. The free course Efficient Stakeholder Communications for Expertise Professionals has shortly change into a favourite.  

We hosted occasions and launched golf equipment 

Connecting with different learners is likely one of the greatest methods to search out motivation. Our Codecademy neighborhood members are 50% extra more likely to meet their studying targets. When you’re not a part of our vibrant neighborhood but, be sure you be a part of our neighborhood platform for entry to unique occasions, golf equipment, and alternatives.  

We hosted over 200 impactful occasions this yr that foster collaboration and skill-building throughout our neighborhood. From coding hangouts to month-to-month challenges, these digital occasions are open to everybody in our neighborhood and are nice alternatives for data sharing and networking. Need to see what’s developing? Take a look at the occasions web page. 

On our neighborhood platform, you’ll discover that we’ve launched over 16 golf equipment (with extra to return), every protecting a various vary of subjects. There are career-focused golf equipment, just like the Future Founders and Freelancers Membership and Machine and Deep Studying Membership, in addition to location-based golf equipment in cities all over the world. Whether or not you’re seeking to dive deep into a particular topic or just chat with like-minded tech lovers, our golf equipment present the proper atmosphere to discover and develop.  

We had enjoyable whereas we’re at it 

Have you ever seen Codecademy come throughout your TikTok For You Web page? We joined TikTok this yr and have beloved sharing movies with sensible venture concepts, profession roadmap suggestions, and tech historical past classes with you. Our hottest video on TikTok was this roundup of summer-themed coding venture concepts. (BTW, maintain a watch out for a brand new option to brainstorm coding venture concepts coming quickly to our studying atmosphere.)