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Online course platforms — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for online course platforms, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

Answer archive Methodology Data studies JSON

What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

▲Circle +4.8pp (32.7% → 37.5%)
▼Kajabi -3.1pp (53.1% → 50%)
▲Systeme.io +2.3pp (24.5% → 26.8%)
▲Mighty Networks +1.8pp (28.6% → 30.4%)
▼Udemy -1.3pp (24.5% → 23.2%)
▼Thinkific -1.2pp (67.3% → 66.1%)

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

▲ INSysteme.io entered the top 10 (#11 → #8)
▼ OUTLearnDash left the top 10 (#9 → #12)
▲Systeme.io moved #11 → #8
▼LearnDash moved #9 → #12
▲Teachable moved #4 → #3
▼Podia moved #3 → #4
▼Udemy moved #8 → #9
▼WordPress -9.7pp (46.4% → 36.7%)
▼Thinkific -7.7pp (75% → 67.3%)
▼Udemy -7.6pp (32.1% → 24.5%)
▼Mighty Networks -7.1pp (35.7% → 28.6%)
▼Circle -6.6pp (39.3% → 32.7%)
▼LearnDash -6.6pp (25% → 18.4%)
▼Podia -5.6pp (46.4% → 40.8%)
▼Kajabi -4pp (57.1% → 53.1%)
▲Systeme.io +3.1pp (21.4% → 24.5%)
▼Teachable -1.5pp (46.4% → 44.9%)
▼Learnworlds -1pp (21.4% → 20.4%)

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INLearnDash entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTSkillshare left the top 10 (#10 → #14)
▼Skillshare moved #10 → #14
▲Circle moved #8 → #6
▼Udemy moved #6 → #8
▲LearnDash moved #11 → #9
▲Podia moved #4 → #3
▼Teachable moved #3 → #4
▼Learnworlds moved #9 → #10
▼Skillshare -10.7pp (28.6% → 17.9%)
▼Teachable -9pp (55.4% → 46.4%)
▼Udemy -7.2pp (39.3% → 32.1%)
▼Learnworlds -7.2pp (28.6% → 21.4%)
▼Kajabi -5.4pp (62.5% → 57.1%)
▼Podia -5.4pp (51.8% → 46.4%)
▲Circle +5.4pp (33.9% → 39.3%)
▼Thinkific -3.6pp (78.6% → 75%)
▼Mighty Networks -1.8pp (37.5% → 35.7%)
▼LearnDash -1.8pp (26.8% → 25%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

▲ INSkillshare entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTSysteme.io left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▼Systeme.io moved #10 → #12
▲Udemy moved #7 → #6
▼Mighty Networks moved #6 → #7
▲Skillshare moved #11 → #10
▲Udemy +3.6pp (35.7% → 39.3%)
▼Kajabi -3.2pp (65.7% → 62.5%)
▲Skillshare +2.9pp (25.7% → 28.6%)
▲WordPress +2.1pp (44.3% → 46.4%)
▼Systeme.io -2.1pp (27.1% → 25%)
▲Teachable +1.1pp (54.3% → 55.4%)
▼Podia -1.1pp (52.9% → 51.8%)
▼Mighty Networks -1.1pp (38.6% → 37.5%)
▲Circle +1pp (32.9% → 33.9%)

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲Teachable moved #4 → #3
▼Podia moved #3 → #4
▼Kajabi -1.9pp (67.6% → 65.7%)
▲Udemy +1.9pp (33.8% → 35.7%)
▲Systeme.io +1.4pp (25.7% → 27.1%)
▼Podia -1.2pp (54.1% → 52.9%)
▲WordPress +1.1pp (43.2% → 44.3%)
▼Learnworlds -1.1pp (29.7% → 28.6%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲WordPress moved #6 → #5
▼Mighty Networks moved #5 → #6
▲Udemy moved #8 → #7
▼Circle moved #7 → #8
▲Teachable +3.6pp (50.5% → 54.1%)
▲Thinkific +2.6pp (75.8% → 78.4%)
▼Circle -2.3pp (34.7% → 32.4%)
▲WordPress +2.1pp (41.1% → 43.2%)
▼Mighty Networks -1.9pp (41.1% → 39.2%)
▼Learnworlds -1.9pp (31.6% → 29.7%)
▼Systeme.io -1.7pp (27.4% → 25.7%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

▼Podia -2.1pp (56.8% → 54.7%)
▼Systeme.io -1pp (28.4% → 27.4%)

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲Circle moved #9 → #7
▼Learnworlds moved #7 → #9
▼Learnworlds -4pp (35.8% → 31.8%)
▼Kajabi -3.8pp (73.1% → 69.3%)
▼Mighty Networks -2.4pp (43.3% → 40.9%)
▼Teachable -2.2pp (52.2% → 50%)
▲WordPress +2.1pp (38.8% → 40.9%)
▼Systeme.io -1.5pp (29.9% → 28.4%)
▼Podia -1.4pp (58.2% → 56.8%)
▲Circle +1.3pp (32.8% → 34.1%)
▼Udemy -1.3pp (34.3% → 33%)
▼Thinkific -1.1pp (76.1% → 75%)

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Thinkific66.1%
#2Kajabi50%
#3Teachable44.6%
#4Podia41.1%
#5WordPress37.5%
#6Circle37.5%
#7Mighty Networks30.4%
#8Systeme.io26.8%
#9Udemy23.2%
#10Learnworlds19.6%

Sep 7, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Thinkific66.1%
#2Kajabi50%
#3Teachable44.6%
#4Podia41.1%
#5WordPress37.5%
#6Circle37.5%
#7Mighty Networks30.4%
#8Systeme.io26.8%
#9Udemy23.2%
#10Learnworlds19.6%

Sep 6, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Thinkific67.3%
#2Kajabi53.1%
#3Teachable44.9%
#4Podia40.8%
#5WordPress36.7%
#6Circle32.7%
#7Mighty Networks28.6%
#8Systeme.io24.5%
#9Udemy24.5%
#10Learnworlds20.4%

Sep 5, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Thinkific75%
#2Kajabi57.1%
#3Podia46.4%
#4Teachable46.4%
#5WordPress46.4%
#6Circle39.3%
#7Mighty Networks35.7%
#8Udemy32.1%
#9LearnDash25%
#10Learnworlds21.4%

Sep 4, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Thinkific75%
#2Kajabi57.1%
#3Podia46.4%
#4Teachable46.4%
#5WordPress46.4%
#6Circle39.3%
#7Mighty Networks35.7%
#8Udemy32.1%
#9LearnDash25%
#10Learnworlds21.4%

Sep 3, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Thinkific75%
#2Kajabi57.1%
#3Podia46.4%
#4Teachable46.4%
#5WordPress46.4%
#6Circle39.3%
#7Mighty Networks35.7%
#8Udemy32.1%
#9LearnDash25%
#10Learnworlds21.4%

Sep 2, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Thinkific75%
#2Kajabi57.1%
#3Podia46.4%
#4Teachable46.4%
#5WordPress46.4%
#6Circle39.3%
#7Mighty Networks35.7%
#8Udemy32.1%
#9LearnDash25%
#10Learnworlds21.4%

Sep 1, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific78.6%
#2Kajabi62.5%
#3Teachable55.4%
#4Podia51.8%
#5WordPress46.4%
#6Udemy39.3%
#7Mighty Networks37.5%
#8Circle33.9%
#9Learnworlds28.6%
#10Skillshare28.6%

Aug 31, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific78.6%
#2Kajabi62.5%
#3Teachable55.4%
#4Podia51.8%
#5WordPress46.4%
#6Udemy39.3%
#7Mighty Networks37.5%
#8Circle33.9%
#9Learnworlds28.6%
#10Skillshare28.6%

Aug 30, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific78.6%
#2Kajabi62.5%
#3Teachable55.4%
#4Podia51.8%
#5WordPress46.4%
#6Udemy39.3%
#7Mighty Networks37.5%
#8Circle33.9%
#9Learnworlds28.6%
#10Skillshare28.6%

Aug 29, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific78.6%
#2Kajabi62.5%
#3Teachable55.4%
#4Podia51.8%
#5WordPress46.4%
#6Udemy39.3%
#7Mighty Networks37.5%
#8Circle33.9%
#9Learnworlds28.6%
#10Skillshare28.6%

Aug 28, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific78.6%
#2Kajabi62.5%
#3Teachable55.4%
#4Podia51.8%
#5WordPress46.4%
#6Udemy39.3%
#7Mighty Networks37.5%
#8Circle33.9%
#9Learnworlds28.6%
#10Skillshare28.6%

Aug 27, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific78.6%
#2Kajabi62.5%
#3Teachable55.4%
#4Podia51.8%
#5WordPress46.4%
#6Udemy39.3%
#7Mighty Networks37.5%
#8Circle33.9%
#9Learnworlds28.6%
#10Skillshare28.6%

Aug 26, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific78.6%
#2Kajabi62.5%
#3Teachable55.4%
#4Podia51.8%
#5WordPress46.4%
#6Udemy39.3%
#7Mighty Networks37.5%
#8Circle33.9%
#9Learnworlds28.6%
#10Skillshare28.6%

Aug 25, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific78.6%
#2Kajabi65.7%
#3Teachable54.3%
#4Podia52.9%
#5WordPress44.3%
#6Mighty Networks38.6%
#7Udemy35.7%
#8Circle32.9%
#9Learnworlds28.6%
#10Systeme.io27.1%

Aug 24, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific78.6%
#2Kajabi65.7%
#3Teachable54.3%
#4Podia52.9%
#5WordPress44.3%
#6Mighty Networks38.6%
#7Udemy35.7%
#8Circle32.9%
#9Learnworlds28.6%
#10Systeme.io27.1%

Aug 23, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific78.6%
#2Kajabi65.7%
#3Teachable54.3%
#4Podia52.9%
#5WordPress44.3%
#6Mighty Networks38.6%
#7Udemy35.7%
#8Circle32.9%
#9Learnworlds28.6%
#10Systeme.io27.1%

Aug 22, 202674 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific78.4%
#2Kajabi67.6%
#3Podia54.1%
#4Teachable54.1%
#5WordPress43.2%
#6Mighty Networks39.2%
#7Udemy33.8%
#8Circle32.4%
#9Learnworlds29.7%
#10Systeme.io25.7%

Aug 21, 202695 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific75.8%
#2Kajabi68.4%
#3Podia54.7%
#4Teachable50.5%
#5Mighty Networks41.1%
#6WordPress41.1%
#7Circle34.7%
#8Udemy33.7%
#9Learnworlds31.6%
#10Systeme.io27.4%

Aug 20, 202695 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific75.8%
#2Kajabi68.4%
#3Podia54.7%
#4Teachable50.5%
#5Mighty Networks41.1%
#6WordPress41.1%
#7Circle34.7%
#8Udemy33.7%
#9Learnworlds31.6%
#10Systeme.io27.4%

Aug 19, 202695 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific75.8%
#2Kajabi68.4%
#3Podia54.7%
#4Teachable50.5%
#5Mighty Networks41.1%
#6WordPress41.1%
#7Circle34.7%
#8Udemy33.7%
#9Learnworlds31.6%
#10Systeme.io27.4%

Aug 18, 202695 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific75.8%
#2Kajabi68.4%
#3Podia54.7%
#4Teachable50.5%
#5Mighty Networks41.1%
#6WordPress41.1%
#7Circle34.7%
#8Udemy33.7%
#9Learnworlds31.6%
#10Systeme.io27.4%

Aug 17, 202688 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7

#1Thinkific75%
#2Kajabi69.3%
#3Podia56.8%
#4Teachable50%
#5Mighty Networks40.9%
#6WordPress40.9%
#7Circle34.1%
#8Udemy33%
#9Learnworlds31.8%
#10Systeme.io28.4%

Aug 16, 202667 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1Thinkific76.1%
#2Kajabi73.1%
#3Podia58.2%
#4Teachable52.2%
#5Mighty Networks43.3%
#6WordPress38.8%
#7Learnworlds35.8%
#8Udemy34.3%
#9Circle32.8%
#10Systeme.io29.9%

Aug 15, 202667 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1Thinkific76.1%
#2Kajabi73.1%
#3Podia58.2%
#4Teachable52.2%
#5Mighty Networks43.3%
#6WordPress38.8%
#7Learnworlds35.8%
#8Udemy34.3%
#9Circle32.8%
#10Systeme.io29.9%

Aug 14, 202667 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1Thinkific76.1%
#2Kajabi73.1%
#3Podia58.2%
#4Teachable52.2%
#5Mighty Networks43.3%
#6WordPress38.8%
#7Learnworlds35.8%
#8Udemy34.3%
#9Circle32.8%
#10Systeme.io29.9%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/online-course-platforms/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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