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Uptime and history
With 3 other online learning sites over the last 90 days, by what each reports on its own status page.
Recent
Coursera site is currently down
Coursera.org is experiencing interruptions
Some interruptions on Coursera
Coursera.org is experiencing interruptions
Coursera.org currently unavailable
Issue impacting some assessments
Coursera.org is experiencing interruptions
Coursera.org is experiencing interruptions
Parts
The record
Coursera has reported 45 problems since February 2017, about 1 every 3 months. It didn't rate any of them as a major outage.
| Last 90 days | No problems, the same as the 90 days before |
|---|---|
| Typical time to fix | 1 h 18 min |
| Longest problem | 9 h 6 min, starting 7 Dec 2021: Site interruptions |
| Last problem | 20 Oct 2025: Coursera site is currently down (7 h 4 min) |
| Longest quiet spell | 541 days without a problem, from 28 Sep 2018 to 22 Mar 2020 |
| Busiest month | August 2017, with 4 problems |
| Busiest day | Thursday, when 10 of the 45 problems started |
| Left out of these figures | 1 planned maintenance post |
From Coursera's own status page, as far back as we can read it in full.
Alternatives
Other apps that do the same job, ranked by their own record over the last 90 days.
| App | Now | Problems, last 90 days | Time with problems | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Udemy | Working normally | 4 | 24 h 51 min | Visit Udemy |
 Khan Academy | Working normally | 8 | 17 days 14 h | Visit Khan Academy |
 Duolingo | Working normally | 3 | 10 h 1 min | Visit Duolingo |
Ranked by their own reported problems over the last 90 days. * The record for this app is still filling in.
Safety
Facts from its own public records, checked every day.
Checked 31 Oct 2026 from coursera.org's public records. Breach data from Have I Been Pwned (CC BY 4.0).
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