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Press Release / Jun 8, 2026

D2L Announces Global 2026 Excellence Awards Winners 

D2L, a global leader in learning innovation, announced the winners of D2L’s 2026 Excellence Awards. The annual Excellence Awards celebrate leaders, educators and trainers who have used D2L Brightspace…

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D2L Facts and Figures

  • 1000

    Employees working to change the way the world learns.

  • 21M+

    People learning with D2L.

  • 1500+

    D2L has more than 1,500 customers globally.

  • 99.95%

    D2l has maintained over 99.95% average up-time worldwide in the past year.

  • 125

    D2L has issued 125 patents in Canada, the United States and Australia.

John Baker, a 22-year-old engineering student, starts Desire2Learn in his parents’ basement on a mission: transform the way the world learns.

1999

Desire2Learn becomes D2L and names its learning platform Brightspace.

2014

D2L goes public (TSX: DTOL)

2021

The D2L brand gets a fresh new look.

2022

D2L acquires Connected Shopping Ltd., delivering Course Merchant in its product suite.

2023

D2L acquires H5P Group while keeping H5P freely accessible.

2024

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