VIPKID connects global students with online educators in the US and Canada in a real-time learning environment .

Launched in 2014 by Founder and CEO Cindy Mi , in 2021 the company said it would stop selling classes taught by foreignbased tutors to students in China . Chinese student needs are now met by Chinese national tutors .

Founded in 2015 , China ’ s Zuoyebang provides online tutoring products and services for students covering a broad range of academic subjects .

Headquartered in Beijing , the company employs over 35,000 staff in China and has 11 branches across the country , including in Xi ' an , Hefei , Zhengzhou , Wuhan , Chengdu , Chongqing , Jinan , Changsha , Nanjing , and Shijiazhuang .

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