Code.org
Non-profit making coding accessible to K–12 students worldwide.
Code.org is a non-profit organization that provides coding lessons and other resources for K–12 students.[1] Since June 2026, the organization has been officially known as CodeAI.[1] The non-profit Code.org was established in January 2013 by the twin brothers Hadi Partovi and Ali Partovi, who are of Iranian-American heritage.[2][3]
Quick Facts
- Formation
- January 2013
- Founders
- Hadi Partovi and Ali Partovi
- Headquarters
- Seattle, Washington
- Purpose
- Computer science education
- Leader
- Hadi Partovi
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
In late February 2013, Code.org released a video featuring Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Jack Dorsey on the importance of learning to code.[4] Code.org began operations in January 2013, aiming to broaden access to computer programming for everyone.[3][2] Hadi Partovi has said the concept for Code.org occurred to him on the day Steve Jobs died in 2011, while he was reflecting on his own legacy.[2] TechCrunch noted that the organization's promotional video achieved viral status within fourteen days of its debut.[4]
At the Annual Crunchies Awards in February 2016, Code.org received the "Biggest Social Impact" award.[5]
What the cited sources add
A TechCrunch article from January 2013 reported that Code.org was building a database of every classroom that teaches programming.[3] The same article noted that Lesley Chilcott, who produced "An Inconvenient Truth," was part of the Code.org team putting together a short film.[3] A 2015 Huffington Post article stated that Hadi Partovi worked full-time for almost three years, often 70 or 80 hours a week, to help Code.org reach its impact.[6] The same article reported that Code.org's work was already impacting countries in every single country in the world.[6]
The press release also noted that CodeAI had reached more than 150 million students across 190 countries.[7] A press release from 2026 announced that CodeAI (the organization's new name) had provided over 2 billion hours of instruction and involved 3 million teachers.[7] An article by Taylor Soper on June 3, 2015, reported that Code.org had announced 11 new partnerships with organizations to expand its reach to more schools.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Code.org" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Guynn, Jessica, "Silicon Valley launches campaign to get kids to code", Los Angeles Times, 2013-02-26; Hadas, "Want to prepare kids for the future? Teach them to code.", Los Angeles Times, 2014-04-07 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Code.org" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Olanoff, "Code.org Launches To Help Make Computer Programming Accessible To Everyone", TechCrunch, January 22, 2013; NORAH O`DONNELL, MICHELLE MILLER, GAYLE KING, "Several leading names in tech are urging California Governor Jerry Brown to make a meaningful investment in computer science and education", CBS This Morning, May 7, 2014; "Steve Jobs' Death Inspired Goal To Get Kids Coding", NPR Tell Me More, April 28, 2014; Jahandad Memarian, "Hadi Partovi's American Dream: Making Coding Available to All", Huffington Post, August 21, 2015 (we also en.wikipedia.org
- Olanoff, "Code.org Launches To Help Make Computer Programming Accessible To Everyone", TechCrunch, January 22, 2013. facts only, no text reused. techcrunch.com
- Wikipedia, "Code.org" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Taylor, "Watch Zuck, Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey, & Others In Short Film To Inspire Kids To Learn How To Code", TechCrunch, February 26, 2013; Nieva, "Code.org has launched a meaningful attempt at education reform. Let's hope the star-power helps", PandoDaily, February 26, 2013; Winer, "Why you should learn to code", February 27, 2013; Taylor, "How Code.org's 'Learn To Code' Video Starring Zuck And Gates Surpassed 12M Views In 2 Weeks", TechCrunch, March 13, 2013; Lyndsey Layton, "Successful 'Hour of Code' Computer Tutorials Prompts Effort to Chan en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Code.org" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Williams, "Code.Org Wins Biggest Social Impact at the 9th Annual Crunchies", TechCrunch; GlobeNewswire, "Code.org To Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell", TheStreet, 2016-12-06 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Jahandad Memarian, "Hadi Partovi's American Dream: Making Coding Available to All", Huffington Post, August 21, 2015. facts only, no text reused. huffingtonpost.com
- "Students Know AI Will Define Their Future. Now They Need The Tools To Understand It. CodeAI", code.org. facts only, no text reused. code.org
- TAYLOR SOPER, "Code.org inks 11 new partnerships to help expand computer science education", Geek Wire, June 3, 2015. facts only, no text reused. geekwire.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Code.org (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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