Sal Khan

Extracted Attributes

• Gender

  male

• Full Name

  Salman Amin Khan

• Alma Mater

  Harvard University

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date of Birth

  1976-10-11

• Place of Birth

  Metairie, United States

• Primary Occupation

  Educator

• Khanmigo Description

  AI-powered tutor, described by The Washington Post as 'the best model we have for how to develop and implement AI for the public good.'

• Khan Academy Video Views

  Over two billion

• Khan Academy Initial Subject Focus

  Mathematics and Science

• Khan Academy Video Lessons Created

  Over 6,500

• Khan Academy YouTube Subscribers (as of Jan 2025)

  8.74 million

Timeline

• Born in Metairie, United States. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata)

  1976-10-11

• Started Khan Academy to help his cousins. (Source: Web search)

  2005

• Named in the annual Time 100 publication. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2012

• Featured on the cover of Forbes with the tagline 'The $1 Trillion Opportunity.' (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2012

• Established Khan Lab School in Mountain View, California. (Source: Web search (external))

  2014

• Khanmigo, an AI-powered tutor, was announced as part of Khan Academy's efforts to harness AI for education. (Source: Web search (external))

  2022

• Khan Academy's YouTube channel reached 8.74 million subscribers and its videos accumulated over two billion views. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2025-01

Sal Khan

Salman Amin Khan (born October 11, 1976) is an American educator and the founder of Khan Academy, a free online non-profit educational platform with which he has produced over 6,500 video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects, originally focusing on mathematics and science. He is also the founder of Khan Lab School, a private in-person school in Mountain View, California. As of January 2025, the Khan Academy channel on YouTube has 8.74 million subscribers, and its videos have been viewed more than two billion times. In 2012, Khan was named in the annual publication of Time 100. In the same year, he was featured on the cover of Forbes, with the tagline "The $1 Trillion Opportunity."

Web Search Results

• The Origin of Khan Academy with Founder, Salman Khan - YouTube

  Salman Khan is the Founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit organization committed to providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. He launched Khan Academy to break down barriers to learning, addressing the needs of over 600 million children who lack basic math and reading skills. With over a billion views on its educational videos, the platform has had a transformative global impact. Now, Sal is harnessing the power of AI to make education even more accessible with [...] Khanmigo—an AI-powered tutor described by The Washington Post as “the best model we have for how to develop and implement AI for the public good.” Through his work and talks, Sal shares how personalized learning, technology, and open access can revolutionize education for future generations. [...] Learn more about Salman Khan here: #khanacademy #founderstory #educationforall #originstory #mathhelp #edtech #closingthegap …...more

• Meet Our Founder Sal Khan - Khan Lab School

  At Khan Lab School, all of our decisions are made through the lens of what is best for our students. We tackle tough questions without ego, are results oriented, and have high expectations for our school and our students. Thanks for your interest in Khan Lab School. We look forward to getting to know you through our application process. Onward, Sal Khan Founder Khan Academy & Khan Lab School [...] About + Get to Know Us + Mission & Philosophy + Faculty & Staff + Meet our Founder: Sal Khan + Executive Director Welcome + Frequently Asked Questions + Careers + Contact Admissions + Meet the Admissions Team + Learn More + Visit Us + Apply + Tuition & Affordability Academics + Academic Programs + Lower School (TK-K) + Lower School (Grades 1-5) + Middle School (Grades 6-8) + Upper School (Grades 9-12) + Student Wellbeing + College Counseling [...] From our founding, the core ideas of the school have been: • The personalization of pace with high expectations • Opportunities for students to learn from one another • Giving students the opportunity and tools to fill in their knowledge gaps and improve their achievement • Learning that is not bound by time or space, and • Blurring the arbitrary boundaries between elementary school, middle school, high school and college

• Meet our leadership team - Khan Academy

  Sal ## Sal #### Founder & CEO Sal started Khan Academy in 2005 to help his cousins (and soon other people's cousins). In addition to setting the vision and direction for Khan Academy, he still makes a lot of videos (although he's not the only one anymore). Sal holds three degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard. # Global advisory board Scott Cook ## Scott Cook [...] is the lead author of the consortium's multivariable calculus and college algebra texts. In 1993–94 he spent a year at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques, and in 1995–96 he spent a year at the Institute for Advanced Study on a Centennial Fellowship from the American Mathematical Society. In 2005 he received the Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars from the National Science Foundation. In 2006 he founded the Institute for Mathematics and Education at the University of [...] Arizona, and is currently its director. In 2009–2010 he was one of the lead writers for the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. His professional interests include arithmetical algebraic geometry and mathematics education. He has received grants and written articles, essays, and books in both areas.

• Sal Khan's story: College admissions (video) - Khan Academy

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• Sal Khan - Facebook

  Facebook _Facebook_ Email or phone Password Forgot account? Create new account You’re Temporarily Blocked You’re Temporarily Blocked It looks like you were misusing this feature by going too fast. You’ve been temporarily blocked from using it. Back English (US) Español Français (France)") 中文(简体)") العربية Português (Brasil)") Italiano 한국어 Deutsch हिन्दी 日本語 [...] Sign Up Log In Messenger Facebook Lite Video Meta Pay Meta Store Meta Quest Ray-Ban Meta Meta AI Meta AI more content Instagram Threads Voting Information Center Privacy Policy Consumer Health Privacy Privacy Center About Create ad Create Page Developers Careers Cookies Ad choices Terms Help Contact Uploading & Non-Users Settings Activity log Meta © 2025 Image 1

• Award

  Princess of Asturias Awards

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• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Harvard University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  writer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  10/11/1976

• Place Of Birth

  Metairie