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Top 25 Debate and speech programs worldwide
RevenueBase identified 1,351 debate and speech programs worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 9,595 professional contacts across them, including 615 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New Delhi the largest hub.
This list covers debate and speech programs worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for debate and speech programs follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest debate and speech programs worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 358 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Debate Mate is a global social business that teaches key skills from the classroom to the boardroom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 116 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “From its beginnings as a debating society, the Cambridge Union now has over life members worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 98 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Banyak mahasiswa dan fresh graduate sebenarnya punya ide yang bagus, tapi kesulitan menyampaikannya dengan jelas dan percaya diri baik saat presentasi, diskusi kelas, maupun…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 85 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1918.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 66 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Equality in Forensics is a student-run nonprofit organization that provides free and online resources to make speech and debate more accessible to students, educators, and coaches…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 57 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Lumos offers an encouraging, supportive learning environment that transforms timid students into confident communicators.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 56 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Potomac Debate Academy is a high-growth education company located in the DC metro area.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 55 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are raising the educational bar by providing children with the soft skills and resilience they need to confidently navigate a constantly changing world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 47 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We unlock the transformative power of debate for New York City public school students to develop the next generation of informed, compassionate, and courageous leaders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 47 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Boston Debate League prepares students for college, career, and civic life through the transformative power of debate.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 43 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Empowering youth to find their voice, because it matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Fremont Debate Academy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created in 2014 with a mission to create a debate & civics program in every school and every district worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 2022 by Justine Mach (Vietnam) and Samuel Chen (USA), Outreach Debate is a 501(c)(3) organization that aims to make public speaking and debate learning and connecting…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 39 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “ModernBrain is an extracurricular K-12 program that trains students for educational competitions in Mock Trial, Speech & Debate, Model United Nations, and more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 37 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “DebateDrills is the first and largest online speech and debate coaching service in the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 34 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Trouve Ta Voix œuvre pour l’égalité des chances et contribue à la construction d’un système éducatif qui placera davantage l’oral au cœur des enseignements.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 32 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Debateville is a versatile and empowering debate program that helps our young and most vulnerable to find their voice in society and attain their full potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Dialogy is an innovative education training organization based committed to empowering youth by placing dialogue, debate, and discussion at the center of pedagogical practice.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 2007, Masters Academy is the leading provider of communication skills training services to NSW school students and teachers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 28 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The mission of the American Debate League is to help children become better Thinkers, Speakers, and Leaderships.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 28 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A comunicação é a chave que todas as pessoas precisam para atingirem o seu verdadeiro potencial.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 27 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Take a chance, forge yourself and the world by joining The Debate.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 26 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Since 2001, NCFCA Christian Speech & Debate League has empowered students to apply and communicate their worldview with skill and clarity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Through the rigor and excitement of debate, SVUDL helps youth tap the power of their voice to compete, excel, and change the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Capitol Debate is an educational organization that offers academic summer camps and online enrichment programs for middle school and high school students.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: debate and speech programs. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names debate and speech programs.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of debate and speech programs, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name debate and speech programs. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Debate and speech programs worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among debate and speech programs, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for debate and speech programs are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “debate and speech programs”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names debate and speech programs), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among debate and speech programs, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 615 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Debate and speech programs by location
2 lists · largest firstEvery Debate and speech programs list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names debate and speech programs, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many debate and speech programs are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 1,351 debate and speech programs worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Debate Mate, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most debate and speech programs?
The United States leads with 200 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (41). Every debate and speech programs list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most debate and speech programs?
New Delhi leads with 24 headquartered companies, followed by Dhaka (21) and London (19).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 615 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,351 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.