The Edtech Podcast #312 120 Million Users: Canva's Local Vision
Feb 3, 2026
Matt from Canva, an EMEA education lead who helps schools adopt Canva, talks about the platform's reach and practical classroom tools. He showcases Magic Sort and whiteboard time-savers. He outlines country-wide rollouts and partnerships, plus plans to make Canva feel truly local with culturally relevant assets.
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Canva's Massive Education Reach
- Canva serves about 120 million monthly active teachers and students worldwide and scales across individuals and enterprises.
- Growth comes from ease of use, templates, and people sharing proud creations that drive organic adoption.
Enable Canva For Your Whole School
- Apply for organization-wide Canva Education to switch on access via your school's identity provider instantly.
- Use domain-based deployment to enable entire schools, trusts, or whole countries at once without individual setup.
AI Embedded In Workflow Saves Time
- The Whiteboard's Magic Sort auto-organizes messy brainstorming into topics and converts them into documents with two clicks.
- Embedding AI inside the workstream (not separate prompts) saves teachers meaningful time.