Udemy Revenue Split Calculator
Model Udemy revenue share and instructor payout in USD
Udemy revenue split calculator FAQs
What Udemy revenue splits does this calculator model?
This Udemy revenue split calculator lets you approximate Udemy’s total share of your sales as one percentage, plus an optional fixed cost for a period. It then estimates how much revenue goes to Udemy, app stores, and taxes, and how much remains as instructor take-home for the gross Udemy revenue you enter.
How do I choose a realistic Udemy + taxes & fees %?
Udemy’s published model gives different revenue shares by channel — for example, a higher share when sales come from your own coupons or referral links and a lower share when Udemy drives the sale organically or via ads. You can use your Udemy instructor revenue report to estimate what you keep across all sales, then set the % you don’t keep as 100 − your effective instructor share.
Can I model instructor coupons vs Udemy organic sales separately?
This tool uses a single blended percentage for simplicity. To compare channels, run separate scenarios: one with a lower Udemy share for coupon / referral sales, and one with a higher Udemy share for marketplace sales. You can then compare instructor take-home between “self-driven” and “Udemy-driven” enrollments.
How do Udemy Business and subscriptions fit into this calculator?
Udemy Business and Personal Plan pay instructors from a subscription revenue pool based on minutes consumed, not a simple per-sale split. To approximate that here, estimate your effective instructor share from your UB / subscription payouts and add it into your blended percentage, then model monthly revenue using the same formula.
Can I use this to estimate net revenue per enrollment?
Yes. First, use this calculator to estimate total instructor net revenue for a period. Then divide that net by the number of paid enrollments in the same period from your Udemy revenue report to get an approximate net per enrollment.
Is this an official Udemy revenue share calculator?
No. This is an independent estimation tool for instructors who want fast Udemy revenue planning. Always rely on Udemy’s official Instructor Revenue Share, subscription, and payment docs, plus your own revenue report and accountant, for final decisions.
How to use this Udemy revenue split calculator
This Udemy revenue split calculator is built for instructors who want a quick way to see how much they actually keep from Udemy after platform share, app stores, and taxes. Instead of reverse-engineering your statements every month, you can plug in course revenue and a blended platform share to see Udemy’s cut, instructor take-home, and the effective revenue split in one place.
1. Enter your gross Udemy course revenue in USD
Start with your gross Udemy revenue for a period: student payments for one course or your whole catalog before Udemy’s share and taxes. Many instructors use “last month”, “last 30 days”, or a specific launch window. Keeping everything in USD makes it easier to compare to alternative platforms or your own course site.
2. Add a net instructor income goal
If you know how much you want to take home from Udemy in a month or quarter, fill in the “You want to receive after Udemy” field. The calculator then flips the math to show the minimum gross Udemy revenue you need so that, after Udemy share and other costs, you still hit that target net.
3. Set a blended Udemy + taxes & fees percentage
The Udemy + taxes & fees (%) input represents the portion of each dollar that doesn’t end up with you — Udemy’s platform share, app store fees for mobile purchases, and tax/VAT that’s netted out before payouts. Use your revenue report to estimate your average instructor share, then set this percentage to 100 minus that number.
4. Read the revenue split summary
After you click Calculate, the summary highlights one key number: either your modeled net instructor payout on the gross revenue you entered, or the required gross to hit your target net. The details underneath show gross Udemy revenue, modeled Udemy + taxes & fees, and the effective platform share, so you can quickly see how much of each student dollar stays with you.
5. Copy the summary to compare Udemy with your own course site
Use the Copy summary button to paste a clean breakdown into your spreadsheet or planning doc. You can then run parallel scenarios for Teachable, Thinkific, or your own Stripe checkout and compare net per enrollment, not just list price. That makes it much easier to decide how much of your content to keep on Udemy vs your own platform.
Remember that this calculator focuses on platform revenue share and high-level costs. Your real profit also depends on production, editing, tools, advertising, and your time. Treat this as a fast Udemy revenue modeling tool and layer your broader creator business expenses on top.
How the Udemy revenue share math works
Behind the scenes, this Udemy revenue split calculator uses the same simple structure as many marketplace and platform models: a percentage share you don’t keep plus an optional fixed cost per period. Let G be your gross Udemy course revenue in USD, r the combined Udemy + taxes & fees rate as a decimal (for example 0.60 for 60%), and f any fixed payout costs you decide to include.
Total modeled platform share (Udemy + taxes & fees) is:
Platform share = G × r + f
Your modeled net instructor payout is:
Instructor net = G − (G × r + f)
When you enter a target instructor net, the calculator rearranges the equation to solve for the gross Udemy revenue you’d need. If N is your desired net in USD, then:
Required gross revenue = (N + f) ÷ (1 − r)
The effective platform share % shown in the results is:
Effective platform share % = modeled platform share ÷ gross revenue × 100
All outputs are estimates in USD, rounded to two decimal places. Udemy’s channel-specific revenue shares, app store fees, subscription pools, and taxes can change over time, so always cross-check your assumptions against the latest Udemy Instructor Revenue Share and payment docs and your own revenue report.
Udemy revenue share references and further reading
- Udemy Help: Instructor Revenue Share – Official breakdown of Udemy’s revenue sharing plan across instructor coupons, Udemy-driven sales, and other channels.
- Udemy Help: How do I earn revenue from Udemy Business and Personal Plan? – Explains how subscription revenue pools work and how instructor payouts are calculated for Udemy Business and Personal Plan.
- Udemy Help: Instructor Revenue Report – Guide to Udemy’s revenue report, including how to see revenue by channel and export data for your own spreadsheets.