Udemy affiliate program
Course marketplace
Terms last verified August 2026 against the official program page ↗
47
Weak
PickerScore / 100
Key facts
- Commission
- ~10–15% (varies by promo)
- Model
- Percentage of sale
- Cookie duration
- 7 days
- Network
- Rakuten Advertising
- Payout threshold
- $50
- Payout methods
- Direct deposit, PayPal, check
- Payment terms
- NET 60 (Rakuten)
- Geo focus
- Global
Modeled first-referral value: ~$2.5
Verification trail
- Last checked
- August 2026
- Next check due
- December 2026
- Re-check cadence
- Every 4 months (Education)
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Score breakdown
Weighted per our public rubric. Subscores are 1–10.
Earnings power (35%) 2/10
Attribution window (20%) 3/10
Trust & conversion (20%) 8/10
Payout reliability (15%) 7/10
Ease of entry (10%) 7/10
Strengths and weaknesses
Why affiliates pick it
- Huge course catalog covers every niche
- Perpetual $9.99–$14.99 sales convert impulse buyers
- Easy topical relevance for any tutorial site
What to watch
- Deep discounting makes commissions tiny
- 7-day cookie
- Rate has trended down over the years
Best fit
High-volume tutorial and how-to content.
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