Private company

EF English First

Logo: EF English First, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons²

EF English First is an educational system company based in Shanghai, founded in 1993.¹ It was founded by Bertil Hult.¹

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded¹

Industryeducational system¹
HeadquartersShanghai¹
Websitewww.englishfirst.comre,rmemrer,eremrbmrnej

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The story

Founded by Bertil Hult in 1993.¹

Leadership

Who has led EF English First, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderBertil Hult¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

EF

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1993Founded Founded¹

Links

Websitewww.englishfirst.comre,rmemrer,eremrbmrnej¹
Facebookwww.facebook.com/efteach¹
Instagramwww.instagram.com/efteachers¹
YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCoELTtx4LLQvJdeDma-LcaQ¹
WikidataQ10478815

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataEF English First on Wikidata
2
Wikimedia CommonsEF English First logo by EF English First, CC BY 4.0