Revenue of English Language Proficiency Companies
It pays to test! I've written before on financials for Duolingo, as well as numbers of test takers per exam, but I haven't taken a look yet at financials for other companies. I'll do a deep dive on some of these companies later but for now, here's a list of the biggest players and their overall revenues. Note, these are not broken out by specific exams, and some of these companies have diverse portfolios.
Company | Test Proctored/Managed | Overall Revenue |
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Pearson | Pearson Test of English (PTE) | $4.7B (2024) |
Educational Testing Service (ETS) | TOEFL and TOEIC | $1.09B (2024) |
Cambridge University Press & Assessment | Cambridge English exams, Linguaskill, related assessments | $1.38B (2024) |
IDP Education | IELTS (partnership) | $571MM (2025) |
Duolingo, Inc. | Duolingo English Test (DET) | $748MM (2024) |