--- description: Find out why Efekta Education was selected for TIME‘s list of the most influential companies of 2026. title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2026: Efekta Education image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt418a2037964dc6cf/69d7dbca8c44cb52057bf34b/time100-companies-2026-efekta.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 30, 2026 # Efekta Education Expanding English opportunities by [Joe Mullich](/author/joe-mullich/) ## Joe Mullich Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy Efekta Education English proficiency is widely linked to economic opportunity in low-income countries—but quality instruction is scarce and unevenly distributed. Edtech company Efekta Education is trying to change that equation. Efekta is running what it calls the [world’s largest AI-powered tutoring trial](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/efekta-launch-worlds-largest-ai-learning-trial-302485449.html "undefined"), deploying an adaptive English-learning platform to roughly 4 million students across Latin America. The system pairs an AI teaching assistant with classroom teachers, tailoring lessons to each student’s pace while giving educators real-time data on who is struggling and where. In Brazil’s Paraná state, 750,000 students using the platform showed a [32.5% improvement](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-learning-responsible-for-32-5-improvement-in-english-language-proficiency-302524487.html "undefined") on the state’s standardized English exam, according to the company’s analysis of state test results. CEO Stephen Hodges says Efekta’s edge comes from having built the platform inside an education company, not as a standalone tech product or a Silicon Valley-style effort to disrupt classrooms. “We come from a world of running schools, and we built this technology to make our schools better,” he says. “We’re not a technology company that woke up and thought we knew how to make a profession better.” Efekta is now expanding beyond Latin America, with new partnerships in Indonesia, Africa, and Asia. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/efekta-education/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/efekta-education/"},"headline":"Efekta Education","datePublished":"2026-04-30T14:04:19.570Z","dateModified":"2026-05-12T07:03:04.078Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/efekta-education/","keywords":["TIME100 Companies","franchise","list"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt418a2037964dc6cf/69d7dbca8c44cb52057bf34b/time100-companies-2026-efekta.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joe Mullich","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joe-mullich/"}],"creator":"Joe Mullich","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt418a2037964dc6cf/69d7dbca8c44cb52057bf34b/time100-companies-2026-efekta.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/efekta-education/","name":"Efekta Education"}}]}] ```