Efekta Education Named a TIME100 Most Influential Company for 2026
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TIME has named Efekta Education to its iconic TIME100 Most Influential Companies list for 2026, recognizing organizations making an extraordinary impact worldwide.
Efekta was recognized for its breakthrough in AI-powered language teaching and learning, as well as its commitment to democratizing access to world-class education at scale.
In addition, Efekta was named to TIME’s inaugural 2026 TIME100 Companies Industry Leaders in Education list, a new subset of the annual TIME100 Most Influential Companies list highlighting 200 companies making a significant impact within their sectors.
The TIME100 list recognizes organizations leading their industries through innovation, leadership, and measurable success, while making meaningful contributions to how people live, work, and interact. The 2026 honorees also include Anthropic, Google, Netflix, SpaceX, and Nvidia.
Turning AI into a driver of human progress
Efekta’s mission is to make high-quality education universally accessible at scale across public and private school systems, as well as global organizations.
Education systems worldwide face deep inequities, driven largely by a global shortage of qualified teachers. This shortage leaves millions of learners unprepared for a rapidly changing, technology-driven world. Efekta’s AI-powered teaching and learning platform is helping address this challenge by supporting students and educators at scale.
Today, more than four million students are learning English through Efekta, representing the largest deployment of AI in education.
Efekta’s technology is designed to support teachers in the classroom rather than replace them. By handling routine instruction and administrative tasks, the platform enables teachers to focus on students who need additional support, while learners benefit from personalized learning journeys and real-time feedback.
By providing every student with a personal AI learning companion and every teacher with an intelligent AI assistant, Efekta is creating meaningful opportunities for individuals to participate in the global economy and build brighter futures.
“It is a great honour to be recognized by TIME as one of the most influential companies in the world today,” said Stephen Hodges, CEO of Efekta Education. “Our teams around the world have worked tirelessly to develop and implement AI technology that delivers measurable improvements in learning outcomes. We look forward to expanding our reach and working with organizations, governments, and school systems to build confidence and practical skills in English — and in many more subjects in the future.”
Efekta’s AI technology is already transforming learning globally by addressing long-standing challenges related to accessibility, quality, and scalability.
In Brazil, Efekta supports English learning for more than four million public-school students across multiple states. In Rwanda, the company has launched one of the world’s largest teacher development programs, expected to significantly improve English proficiency across the education system and reach more than 150,000 teachers.
See Efekta’s entry on the TIME100 Most Influential Companies list:
https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/efekta-education/
See Efekta’s entry on the 2026 TIME100 Companies Industry Leaders in Education list:
https://time.com/article/2026/04/29/time100-companies-education/
About Efekta Education
Efekta Education is an award-winning technology company offering an advanced Agentic Teaching Platform to public and private school systems, universities, and global organizations.
The company champions classroom teachers while supporting students and education providers alike, delivering improved learning outcomes at scale with the mission of making high-quality education universally available.
Efekta’s technology is built on data and experience from the world’s largest online English school and more than 60 years of leadership in immersive education. Its AI adapts in real time to each learner’s needs.
To date, Efekta’s AI-powered teaching platform has supported over 24 million learners in 179 countries and is currently used by more than 4.5 million active students, 200,000 teachers, 3,000 corporate clients, and government partners worldwide.
Efekta is an EF (Education First) company. EF is the world’s largest private education company.