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title: "Code Ninjas Ranked as a Top New Franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/982b9318-ed0e-490d-949f-2588acb7c5b6
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210517_code_ninjas_ranked_as_a_top_new_franchise_by_entrepreneur_magazine.html
category: "Kids activities"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Kids activities"
topics: ["Emerging brands"]
published: 2021-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:15.582Z
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# Code Ninjas Ranked as a Top New Franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine

**TL;DR:** Code Ninjas has been ranked as a Top New Franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine, after seeing a recovery of sales and increased growth during the pandemic. The company has 300 locations open and is the global leader in the kids' coding category.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-05-17. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210517_code_ninjas_ranked_as_a_top_new_franchise_by_entrepreneur_magazine.html).*

## Story

PEARLAND, Texas - Code Ninjas announced today that the company has been ranked on Entrepreneur Magazine's annual Top New Franchises and Fastest-Growing Franchises lists. Code Ninjas came in at No. 17 on the Top New Franchises list, which features 100 rising stars in the franchise world.

Entrepreneur Magazine's annual Top New Franchises list features up-and-coming businesses that have been franchising for five years or less. The rankings are judged based on each brand's score received in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list that covers key areas including financial strength and stability, company size and growth, brand recognition and franchisee support. This prestigious list emphasizes attractive franchise brands across the U.S. to help potential business partners make high-upside investments.

"After a year of global uncertainty, Code Ninjas is already seeing a recovery of sales and increased growth. Being ranked as a Top New Franchise is an opportunity to recognize and thank all of our Code Ninjas franchise owners and team members for their hard work in serving our ninjas during this time," said Justin Nihiser, CEO of Code Ninjas. "Everyone at Code Ninjas understands the importance of providing children with the experience of coding, especially during continuous uncertainty and change in their lives.

We are excited to see where we go next, as this is just the beginning of our story."

In February of 2021, Code Ninjas celebrated having 300 locations open for the first time in company history. Code Ninjas reached this notable milestone in less than five years of operation. In fact, 98 locations opened worldwide in 2020 alone, helping cement Code Ninjas as the global leader in the kids' coding category.

At Code Ninjas, kids learn how to code in a fun, safe, and social learning environment where gaming is celebrated, and STEM is cool. Code Ninjas offers kids the opportunity to dive into fun, challenging, and rewarding projects and activities that will engage them and bring out skill sets that will benefit them as they grow. Everything about Code Ninjas is built around fun, which keeps kids coming back.

The curriculum is self-paced, but not self-taught; kids get immediate help and encouragement from Code Senseis™ and fellow students as they advance from white to black belt, on the nine-belt program that makes up Code Ninjas CREATE. Younger kids are able to take part in Code Ninjas JR, and all ages are able to take part in summer camps instilling the problem solving and critical thinking skills into the leaders of the future.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- franchise ranking (topic)
- Code Ninjas (company)
- kids coding (topic)
- top new franchise (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210517_code_ninjas_ranked_as_a_top_new_franchise_by_entrepreneur_magazine.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/982b9318-ed0e-490d-949f-2588acb7c5b6).