Udemy takes a cut of every course sale, and the percentage it keeps depends on how the sale was made; if Udemy discounts your course through its own promotions, your earnings are calculated on the lower discounted price.
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Instructors may earn significantly less per sale when Udemy applies its own promotional discounts, and Udemy reserves the right to change the revenue share percentages with instructors deemed to have accepted changes by continuing to use the platform.
Interpretive note: The specific revenue share percentages and the precise mechanism for promotional pricing are described in separate instructor-facing policy documents referenced but not reproduced in this terms document; exact financial impact depends on those supplementary terms.
Previous version only had a provision name without excerpt; current version provides full detailed text explaining revenue share mechanics, unilateral change rights, and discount impact on instructor compensation.
View full change record →Instructors on Udemy may see their earnings reduced when Udemy runs promotions without instructor approval, and the revenue share rate itself can be changed unilaterally by Udemy, with continued platform use treated as acceptance of new rates.
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"Instructors will receive, as their revenue share for sales of their content, a percentage of the revenue that Udemy receives from sales of their courses. Udemy reserves the right to change its revenue share at any time, and your continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance of any such changes. Udemy may run promotions and discounts on instructor content, and when Udemy-generated coupons are used, the revenue share calculation is based on the discounted price.Excerpt from Udemy's Terms of Use
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Instructors may earn significantly less per sale when Udemy applies its own promotional discounts, and Udemy reserves the right to change the revenue share percentages with instructors deemed to have accepted changes by continuing to use the platform.
Instructors on Udemy may see their earnings reduced when Udemy runs promotions without instructor approval, and the revenue share rate itself can be changed unilaterally by Udemy, with continued platform use treated as acceptance of new rates.
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