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Udemy

Course marketplace; instructors keep 97% of sales they bring with their own coupon or link and 37% of sales Udemy brings.

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Counts, not a score. 7 of 10 things we look for are published by Udemy, 1 are not, and 2 we have not checked yet. A ratio would need a denominator from outside this site. A count does not.

Can you even be here

Where you can sign upIs my country on the list at all?We have not checked this one yet. That is our gap, not theirs.

Where you can be paidTwo lists, and they are not always the same one.Udemy does not publish thisNot published as one list: PayPal and Payoneer are offered to instructors generally, Tipalti to eligible premium instructors, and direct deposit to the U.S. onlyInstructor payment methods · source · checked 2026-09-11 · different for you?

Minimum ageHow old do I have to be, and is it higher for some offers?18 years old to create an account; a younger instructor above the local age of consent for online services can publish a paid course through a legal guardian's accountCan I be verified as an instructor if I am under the age of 18? · source · checked 2026-09-11 · different for you?

Getting the money out

What you are paid inCash, or something that is only spendable in one place?Cash: a revenue share of the Net Amount a student paid, 97% on sales through an instructor's own coupon or referral link and 37% on sales Udemy bringsInstructor course content revenue share · source · checked 2026-09-11 · different for you?

Ways to get paidIf the one method fails, is there a second one?PayPal, Payoneer, Tipalti, or direct deposit (U.S. only), chosen in the premium instructor applicationHow to become a Premium Instructor · source · checked 2026-09-11 · different for you?

Minimum payoutHow much must pile up before they let go of it?Due to transaction fees, the amount payable to the instructor must be a minimum of $25 USD in order for the payment to be issued; balances still under $25 are issued in DecemberInstructor payment overview and schedule · source · checked 2026-09-11 · different for you?

Fee taken out of the payoutWhat is deducted that the payout page does not mention?No transactional fees from Udemy when delivering payment to instructors; PayPal, Payoneer and Tipalti charge their own fees, listed on their sitesFees · source · checked 2026-09-11 · different for you?

Time from earning to money in handThe whole chain, not the speed they advertise for the last step.Month 1 sales are paid in month 3, after two months of refunds and corrections, typically within the first 10 business days of the payment monthInstructor payment overview and schedule · source · checked 2026-09-11 · different for you?

Keeping what you earned

How a balance can be lostDoes it expire, get charged rent, or vanish if I go quiet?We have not checked this one yet. That is our gap, not theirs.

Who is on the hook

Who is legally on the hookWhich company, and does it publish anything about whether it can pay?Udemy, Inc., which processes refunds, corrections and other adjustments before paying instructors under the Instructor TermsInstructor Payment Overview · source · checked 2026-09-11 · different for you?

Put Udemy next to something else

No article here covers Udemy alongside another platform yet, so there is nothing to suggest. Pick your own pairing and the same questions get asked of each.

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How to read this page

The ten things above are not our idea of what matters. They are what the checklists in twenty hand-written articles on this site already asked, counted up: country and eligibility came first in nineteen of them, waiting time and what you are paid in came next. The payout minimum, the number most people search for, barely appeared. It is one row here, not the headline.

A row marked not publishedmeans we opened the company's own pages looking for it and it was not there. That is a finding, and it is dated. A row marked not checked yet means we have not done the work. Those two are kept apart on purpose: an empty box because we were slow should never look like an empty box because they were quiet.

Found something that has moved? Tell us. It gets checked against the source and the change is dated on the corrections page.

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