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The result of this quantitative study: 250 companies dedicated to the development and provision of educational technologies, encompassing both products and services. Here's how the winners were selected. # Methodology The research project "[America’s Top EdTech Companies 2026](https://time.com/article/2026/04/22/america-top-edtech-companies-2026/)" is a comprehensive analysis conducted to identify the top performing EdTech companies in the United States. First, companies had to primarily focus on developing and providing educational technologies, products or services. The 250 companies with the highest score were awarded as "[America’s Top EdTech Companies 2026.](https://time.com/article/2026/04/22/america-top-edtech-companies-2026/)" The ranking is built on two pillars: financial strength and industry impact. Statista gathered and scrutinized data from over 2,500 companies through desk research, online application forms and collaborations with other data and market intelligence companies. A company received scores in each of these dimensions, which were then combined into an overall score. For the first dimension, financial strength, Statista analyzed revenue, funding, and market capitalization data, obtained from publicly available sources like annual reports, company websites, through media monitoring, and via databases. Additionally, company disclosures submitted via an online application form, which was freely accessible via the TIME website, were considered. For the evaluation of the industry impact, Statista cooperated with The Upright Project 1 and LexisNexis® Intellectual Property Solutions 2 to assess companies in different impact dimensions, encompassing factors such as: * holistic impact of a company’s product and service portfolio, including its alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and * quantity and value of a company’s IP (intellectual property) portfolio. In addition, Statista researched various metrics around web traffic, to assess the relevance of the products and services to the respective target groups. The evaluation process involved assessing all relevant companies within the American EdTech sector that exhibited above-average performance on financial metrics in their geographical region. Subsequently, the selection was narrowed down to include only those companies that not only excelled financially but also demonstrated significant industry impact within their specific categories. This selection process allowed us to establish our final ranking of the America’s Top EdTech Companies 2026\. Once the data was collected and evaluated, it was consolidated and weighted within a scoring model. The final score was calculated as follows: 70% x financial strength score + 30% x impact score. 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