How Many People Has WebYoda Trained or Certified?

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WebYoda states that it has trained and/or certified over 23,000 Webmasters across 100 countries. That figure is the site's own headline claim about its training reach, and it is the main quantitative signal available on the homepage for judging the program's scale. It is not broken down by course, year, or whether each person completed training versus formal certification, so treat it as a broad reach indicator rather than a verified per-program count.

What the 23,000 figure covers

The claim appears alongside WebYoda's description of itself as "the first company to offer Webmaster Certification." According to the site, its audience spans two groups:

  • Beginners learning WordPress basics and how to build a first website
  • Experienced web developers adding skills such as plugins, site security, and optimization

Because the number combines "trained and/or certified," it likely includes people who took free or paid courses without sitting a certification assessment. The site does not publish a separate count of certified-only individuals.

Evidence you can check beyond the number

The homepage points to two forms of supporting evidence:

Evidence type What it shows Where to find it
Student website gallery Sites built by former students who completed courses, got certified, and started web design businesses "Real Results" section
Testimonials First-person accounts from past students Testimonials page

The gallery is the more concrete of the two: it lets you see finished work rather than rely on a count. The testimonials are anecdotal — one quoted student says "Mastering the Internet was easy for me to follow" — so they speak to individual experience, not overall outcomes.

How the training is delivered

WebYoda says certification courses can be taken:

  • Online through WOWacademy.com, described as WebYoda's Online Webmaster Academy, with classes running 24/7
  • In person at WOW Academy training centers

Course topics listed include web design, web graphics, HTML, CSS, Java, eBusiness, eMarketing, and eCommerce. The site also lists free, grant-funded courses through the WebYoda Foundation covering responsive design, building a free website, WordPress, Elementor, the Astra theme, blogging, and site optimization.

What to keep in mind when weighing the claim

  • The 23,000 figure and the 100-country span are self-reported and undated on the page.
  • "Trained or certified" is broader than "certified," so it should not be read as 23,000 certified Webmasters.
  • No pricing, enrollment requirements, or assessment pass rates are stated in the available page content, so cost and difficulty cannot be judged from it.

If the number matters to your decision, the most useful next step is to browse the student gallery and testimonials directly, then compare the course list against the specific skill you want to learn.