AI Industry Intelligence · Research snapshot · 9 September 2026

SYNTHESIA — Companies Report

A verified organization-level map of companies, enterprises, brands, institutions and platforms publicly connected with Synthesia — with the relationship, department, use case, workflow, measurable result and evidence separated wherever the public record allows.

Customer ≠ Partner ≠ IntegrationPrimary sources prioritizedNo fabricated metricsCurrent + historical evidence separated

Executive Summary

Synthesia's public company ecosystem is heavily enterprise-oriented. The strongest evidence is concentrated in Learning & Development, employee training, localization, internal communications, sales enablement and technical training. Current Synthesia documentation says more than 1 million people across 60,000+ businesses use the platform, including 90% of the Fortune 100 and 70% of the FTSE 100; these are Synthesia-reported figures, not an independently audited market census.

The customer stories show a recurring pattern: a company starts with a constrained training or communication workflow, moves video creation in-house, localizes it, and then expands to more departments or audiences. The strongest public examples include Ryanair, Five Below, Mondelēz, Heineken, DuPont, TD SYNNEX, Axalta, ERGO, CHRISTUS Health, Zoom, Moody's, Electrolux and BESTSELLER.

Strategically, Synthesia is no longer best described only as an “AI avatar video maker.” Its current product positioning spans AI video creation, localization, interactive video/Roleplay, enterprise governance, integrations and API-driven video automation. Enterprise controls include organizations/workspaces, SSO/SCIM, brand governance, audit controls and higher API limits.

Company & Product Context

2017
Founded by a team of AI researchers and entrepreneurs from Stanford, Cambridge, UCL and TUM.
1M+
People using Synthesia across 60,000+ businesses, according to Synthesia's current knowledge base.
90%
Of Fortune 100 companies claimed by Synthesia as users; also 70% of FTSE 100 in current knowledge-base language.

Synthesia lists Victor Riparbelli as CEO & co-founder and Steffen Tjerrild as COO & co-founder, with Prof. Matt Niessner and Prof. Lourdes Agapito as co-founders. Its mission is framed around helping people work better through AI video. citeturn6search2turn6search7

Top 20 Verified / Strongest Companies

Analyst ranking based on evidence quality, scale, breadth of adoption, measurable impact, global reach and strategic importance. It is not a Synthesia-published ranking.

RankCompanyImpactWhy it ranks highly
1Ryanair98/100Enterprise-scale training + customer communications; unusually broad deployment and quantified outcomes.
2Five Below97/100Direct L&D deployment with unusually strong cost, volume, capacity and learner metrics.
3Mondelēz International96/100Global manufacturing deployment with 150+ plants, four-person team and seven-digit savings claim.
4Heineken95/10070,000 employees and 170-country localization use case.
5DuPont94/100Global operational-excellence use with quantified cost and time savings.
6TD SYNNEX94/100Channel enablement at global distribution scale with 100+ courses by one creator.
7Axalta93/100Two-person engineering team built a multilingual field-training system and expanded internally.
8ERGO Group93/100Five-year journey to organization-wide internal communication across 37,000 employees.
9CHRISTUS Health92/100Healthcare deployment with 3x output and 75% production-time reduction.
10Zoom92/100Named technology company with 90% faster production and measurable productivity savings.
11Moody's91/100Sales enablement use with 87% production-time reduction.
12Electrolux Group91/10015,000-person customer/partner/employee training scope and 35-language localization.
13BESTSELLER90/10020,000 employees, 70 markets and 250+ videos across 50+ courses.
14Wise90/100Financial-services compliance training with time and engagement metrics.
15RHI Magnesita89/100Strong engagement, localization and cost metrics across 5 regions.
16Spirit Airlines89/100HR communications at 13,000-employee scale with support-inquiry reduction.
17BSH Home Appliances88/10060,000+ employee training, API automation and measurable engagement/cost claims.
18KONE87/100Industrial technical training and onboarding with 30% faster production.
19Cision87/100180 localized help-center videos in 5 languages.
20Orange86/100Telecom workforce upskilling with 9x knowledge-retention claim.

Master Company Database

This is the core WHO → relationship → department → product → use case → result dataset. Company size and exact corporate profile facts are only included where the cited Synthesia material supports them; missing information is intentionally not inferred.

#CompanyIndustryCountry / HQRelationshipDepartmentProduct / capabilityUse caseVerified result / scaleEvidence
1RyanairTransport / AviationIreland VERIFIED CUSTOMERGenAI / L&D / Customer ServiceAI avatars, translation, templatesEngineer training; disruption communications; internal comms~1,300 engineers trained yearly; 15,000 cabin crew; 22,000 ground agents in 20 languagesSource
2Merck KGaALife Sciences / HealthcareGermany VERIFIED CUSTOMERAI / Training / Internal CommsAI video, localizationTraining and communications for a global workforce60,000+ people; dozens of countries/languagesSource
3Mondelēz InternationalFMCG / ManufacturingUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&D / Supply ChainAI video, localizationSupply-chain training across 150+ plants4-person team; 150+ plantsSource
4CarlsbergFMCG / ManufacturingDenmark VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&D / Supply ChainAI video, localizationSupply-chain training and internal communication100+ creators in under two yearsSource
5SAPEnterprise SoftwareGermany VERIFIED CUSTOMERIT / Internal CommunicationsAI videoInternal video asset creation and trainingEnterprise deploymentSource
64CoriHealthcare / EducationUnited States CASE STUDYPatient education / Customer ServiceLocalized AI videoPatient education in a trusted voiceVideo libraries used by patientsSource
7SpicerhaartReal EstateUnited Kingdom VERIFIED CUSTOMERMarketing / Internal CommsAI video, localizationLocal housing-market videos and internal communicationsHundreds of videos monthlySource
8Cox CommunicationsTelecommunicationsUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DAI videoResponsible AI employee training16,500 employeesSource
9TD SYNNEXIT Services / DistributionUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERChannel EnablementAI video, localizationMultilingual partner and customer enablement150,000+ customers across 100+ countriesSource
10AxaltaManufacturing / ChemicalsUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&D / Field TrainingAI video, quizzes, localizationGlobal field training and certification1,200+ specialists; 13 languagesSource
11KONEManufacturing / IndustrialFinland VERIFIED CUSTOMERKONE Academy / L&DAI videoField technician training, onboarding, pre-course learningEnterpriseSource
12The Siegfried GroupProfessional ServicesUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERTalent Development / L&DAI videoEmployee, compliance and change-management trainingTwo-person production team highlightedSource
13Young Life Asia-PacificEducation / NonprofitAsia-Pacific VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DAI DubbingMultilingual staff and volunteer training20+ countriesSource
14Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustHealthcare / Public SectorUnited Kingdom VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&D / OperationsAI videoTraining for healthcare workforce12,000+ staffSource
15Xponential FitnessFitness / ServicesUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DAI videoTraining at franchise scale3,000+ studiosSource
16PACER CenterEducation / NonprofitUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMEREducation / Customer TrainingLocalizationSpecial-education content for parents10,000 parents; 8 languagesSource
17Boldyn NetworksDigital InfrastructureUnited Kingdom VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DInteractive AI videoEmployee training1,000+ enterprise workforceSource
18Brink'sTransport / Cash LogisticsUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERGlobal L&DAI video, localizationReplace paper-based training; onboarding100+ countriesSource
19Five BelowRetailUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERTalent Development / L&DAI videoTraining across store network8-person team; ~2,000 storesSource
20AvantorLife Sciences / ManufacturingUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERDigital MarketingAI videoTechnical marketing and go-to-market contentEnterpriseSource
21CisionMedia / SoftwareUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERSales Enablement / L&DLocalizationMultilingual help-center videosEnterpriseSource
22Merck KGaA (AI adoption story)Life SciencesGermany VERIFIED CUSTOMERAI Strategy / Internal CommsAI videoScale internal AI-video adoptionEnterpriseSource
23Premier Inn GermanyHospitalityGermany VERIFIED CUSTOMERInternal CommunicationsAI video, localizationMultilingual hotel-team communicationsEnterpriseSource
24CHRISTUS HealthHealthcareUnited States / Latin America VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DAI videoClinical and operational training~40,000 associates; 600+ facilitiesSource
25ERGO GroupFinancial Services / InsuranceGermany VERIFIED CUSTOMERInternal CommunicationsAI video, localizationGroup-wide employee communications37,000 employees; 20+ countriesSource
26JustdiggitNonprofit / EducationNetherlands / Africa VERIFIED CUSTOMEREducationLocalizationFarmer training for regenerative agriculture25,000+ farmersSource
27BD RowaHealthcare TechnologyGermany VERIFIED CUSTOMERSales Enablement / L&DAI video, localizationTraining 300+ field technicians300+ techniciansSource
28OrangeTelecommunicationsFrance / Global VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DAI video, localizationMultilingual workforce upskillingEnterpriseSource
29Walsall CouncilGovernment / Public SectorUnited Kingdom VERIFIED CUSTOMERCustomer ServiceLocalization / How-toResident-facing service information294,000 residents; 400+ servicesSource
30Sky ItaliaMedia / TelecomItaly VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DAI videoProduct onboarding and learning pathsEnterpriseSource
31Booz Allen HamiltonConsulting / Professional ServicesUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DAI videoRebrand and employee training30,000+ employeesSource
32OpenTextEnterprise SoftwareCanada / Global VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DAI videoTraining video productionEnterpriseSource
33ForecastSoftwareDenmark VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&D / AcademyAI videoCourse creation and future onboardingAcademy teamSource
34ZoomSoftware / CommunicationsUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERInstructional Design / SalesAI videoTraining for salespeople and internal teams1,000+ salespeople referencedSource
35CriteoAdvertising TechnologyFrance / Global VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DAI videoNewcomer onboardingEnterpriseSource
36UserZoomSoftware / ResearchUnited Kingdom / Global VERIFIED CUSTOMERAcademy / L&DAI video, localizationWalkthrough and training content50+ lessons in one yearSource
37ScreenloopHR TechnologyUnited Kingdom VERIFIED CUSTOMERTraining / ProductAI videoInterview trainingSelected customers initiallySource
38APAEducation / TrainingUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERInstructional DesignAI videoCourse conversion for Coursera and edX9 courses; hundreds of Storyline modulesSource
39FierySoftware / Print TechnologyUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMEREducational ServicesAI video, localizationTraining 50,000 learners50,000 learners; 8 languagesSource
40Tek ExpertsIT ServicesGlobal VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DAI videoJust-in-time technical trainingEnterpriseSource
41Moody'sFinancial ServicesUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERSales EnablementAI videoSales training and enablement~14,000 employees; 40+ countriesSource
42St. James's PlaceFinancial ServicesUnited Kingdom VERIFIED CUSTOMERDigital LearningAI videoRegulated financial learning content900,000+ clients; enterpriseSource
43Electrolux GroupManufacturing / Consumer AppliancesSweden VERIFIED CUSTOMERB2B Training / Sales & ServiceAI video, localization, PowerPoint-to-videoCommercial and service training15,000 customers/partners/employees; 35 languagesSource
44BESTSELLERFashion / RetailDenmark VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&DAI videoEmployee and store training20,000 employees; 9,000 stores; 70 marketsSource
45WiseFintech / Financial ServicesUnited Kingdom VERIFIED CUSTOMERPeople & Organisational DevelopmentAI videoCompliance and people training6,000+ employeesSource
46RHI MagnesitaManufacturing / MaterialsAustria / Global VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&D / Supply ChainAI video, localizationSupply-chain digitalization and performance training1,100+ learners; 5 regionsSource
47Spirit AirlinesAviationUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERHR / Internal CommunicationsAI videoEmployee benefits and internal communication13,000 employeesSource
48BSH Home AppliancesManufacturing / Consumer AppliancesGermany VERIFIED CUSTOMERL&D / EnterpriseAI video, APIMultilingual training60,000+ employeesSource
49ScanSourceIT DistributionUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMERSales EnablementAI video, LMS integrationSales onboarding and technical SAP training45+ trainingsSource
50Ocado GroupRetail / Logistics TechnologyUnited Kingdom VERIFIED CUSTOMERCustomer Onboarding / ContentAI video, localizationVideo-based customer onboarding450 videos in one year; 4 localizationsSource
51DuPontManufacturing / ChemicalsUnited States VERIFIED CUSTOMEROperational Excellence / L&DAI avatars, localizationGlobal operational-excellence training23,000+ employeesSource

Top 20 Detailed Case Studies

These cases prioritize organizations where the public record supports a meaningful before → implementation → result chain. Metrics are reproduced as company/customer claims from the cited Synthesia case study, not independently audited ROI.

Ryanair

Transport / Aviation · GenAI / L&D / Customer Service
Primary case study

Problem

Engineer training + disruption communications

Before → implementation

Before: Traditional instructor travel, classrooms, camera/editing workflows and manual localization created scale bottlenecks.

Implementation: Real instructor expertise is captured once; Synthesia avatars deliver training. Reusable passenger templates turn script updates into localized videos.

Results: Up to 90% faster passenger videos; six-figure savings reinvested into training; 15,000 cabin crew and 22,000 ground agents referenced in the current case.

Five Below

Retail · Talent Development / L&D
Primary case study

Problem

Training across ~2,000 stores

Before → implementation

Before: External video production cost about $12,000/video; only five videos were made for ~$60,000 in one year.

Implementation: An eight-person team moved production in-house using Synthesia and created supplemental LMS videos alongside instructor-led training.

Results: 97% lower per-video cost ($12,000→$400); 100+ videos; 80% less content-creation time; $240,000 vendor costs avoided; 90%+ learner favorability.

Mondelēz International

FMCG / Manufacturing · Supply Chain L&D
Primary case study

Problem

Training across 150+ manufacturing plants

Before → implementation

Before: Outsourced production took months, was costly, and localization was difficult.

Implementation: Four-person team brought video production in-house, using rapid drafts, collaboration and localization.

Results: 4x faster production; 3x output without headcount; 40% higher engagement; significant seven-digit cost savings reported.

Heineken

FMCG / Manufacturing · Global TPM / Training
Primary case study

Problem

Continuous-improvement training across 170 countries

Before → implementation

Before: PowerPoints were generic and mostly English; traditional video was slow and hard to localize.

Implementation: AI avatars and one-click translations support recurring training, updates and localized delivery.

Results: 70,000 employees trained in the case; 170 countries reached with localized training; faster production and updates.

DuPont

Manufacturing / Chemicals · Operational Excellence
Primary case study

Problem

OpEx Academy and global transformation

Before → implementation

Before: Third-party video production was too expensive; filming internally required skills, actors and multiple takes.

Implementation: In-house Synthesia videos support role-specific module playbooks, localization and rapid updates.

Results: Up to $10,000 saved per video and 80% faster creation.

TD SYNNEX

IT Services · Channel Enablement
Primary case study

Problem

Multilingual vendor/partner enablement

Before → implementation

Before: Content needed to move faster across regions without adding production resources.

Implementation: One creator can generate localized courses and assets across EMEA and Latin America.

Results: 80% less time per enablement asset; 100+ courses by one creator; 1.5 years→2 weeks per course; 7 EMEA + 3 LATAM language variants.

Axalta

Manufacturing · Field Training / L&D
Primary case study

Problem

Certify and train 1,200–1,400 field specialists globally

Before → implementation

Before: No video-production budget; aging documents and presentations; traditional process could take more than a year for one video.

Implementation: Two engineers use AI-assisted scripting, scene design, quizzes and localization; SMEs review before LMS publication.

Results: 39 videos in 18 months; 1,200+ specialists; 13 languages; under two weeks/video; adoption expanded to HR and manufacturing.

ERGO Group

Financial Services / Insurance · Internal Communications
Primary case study

Problem

Keep 37,000 employees in 20+ countries consistently informed

Before → implementation

Before: Documents, slides and repeated explanations were too slow and inconsistent.

Implementation: ERGO News and other group communications are produced and localized in Synthesia across departments.

Results: Weeks→minutes; 37,000 employees; 20+ countries; Synthesia embedded across the group after a five-year journey.

CHRISTUS Health

Healthcare · Learning & Development
Primary case study

Problem

Clinical and operational training across US and Latin America

Before → implementation

Before: Centralized video requests created a bottleneck; live webinars were repetitive and hard to update.

Implementation: Distributed AI-video workflow lets the team create and update training rapidly.

Results: 3x training output; 75% reduction in production time; 33% shorter learning sessions.

Zoom

Software / Communications · Instructional Design / Sales
Primary case study

Problem

Training videos for sales and internal teams

Before → implementation

Before: SMEs and instructional designers spent days creating videos and recording themselves.

Implementation: AI video lets IDs and SMEs create content without recording; templates and revisions are handled in-platform.

Results: 90% faster production; $1,000–$1,500 monthly savings per employee previously spent on video creation.

Moody's

Financial Services · Sales Enablement
Primary case study

Problem

Sales and enablement video creation

Before → implementation

Before: Traditional video creation took hours and created a bottleneck for sales content.

Implementation: Synthesia compresses script-to-video production for enablement content.

Results: 87% reduction in video production time; 4 hours→30 minutes.

St. James's Place

Financial Services · Digital Learning
Primary case study

Problem

Regulated financial learning content

Before → implementation

Before: Regulatory change requires fast updates; traditional production is slower and more expensive.

Implementation: AI video is integrated into digital learning alongside other media assets.

Results: 50% time savings; 75% cost savings.

Electrolux Group

Manufacturing / Appliances · B2B Training / Sales & Service
Primary case study

Problem

Train customers, partners and employees across markets

Before → implementation

Before: Text-based material and repurposed marketing content were less engaging and difficult to localize.

Implementation: Create master videos, then localize to 35 languages; local trainers proofread and deploy.

Results: 40+ modules; 35 languages; ~2 hours to produce a complete video before review; 40+ trainers using localized content.

BESTSELLER

Fashion / Retail · Learning & Development
Primary case study

Problem

Train 20,000 employees across 70 markets

Before → implementation

Before: Traditional filming required repeated takes and was difficult to update or scale.

Implementation: Desk-based AI video is uploaded to the learning platform; classroom content is converted into prep videos.

Results: 50% classroom time saved; video production time halved; 250+ videos across 50+ courses.

Wise

Fintech · People & Organisational Development
Primary case study

Problem

Compliance and people training

Before → implementation

Before: Voiceovers and post-production made updates slow; text-heavy formats reduced engagement.

Implementation: Instructional design team uses Synthesia for training videos and rapid updates.

Results: 20% time savings; 5% learning-engagement increase; 20% faster content updates.

RHI Magnesita

Manufacturing / Materials · Supply Chain / L&D
Primary case study

Problem

Global academy and digitalization training

Before → implementation

Before: Long recorded meetings produced hour-long content; external localization was expensive.

Implementation: Short Synthesia training videos with screen recordings and six-language localization.

Results: 40% faster creation; academy traffic +384%; 3x viewership; 4.8/5 satisfaction; 72% expense reduction.

Spirit Airlines

Aviation · HR / Internal Communications
Primary case study

Problem

Employee benefits and support communication

Before → implementation

Before: Long text updates were difficult for mobile/frontline employees; recordings were hard to update.

Implementation: HR moved benefits and wellness communication to scalable AI video.

Results: 326 hours of video to 13,000 employees in two weeks; 76% fewer phone support inquiries; 6x engagement increase.

BSH Home Appliances

Manufacturing / Appliances · L&D / Enterprise
Primary case study

Problem

Train 60,000+ employees

Before → implementation

Before: Static documentation and PowerPoints limited engagement and scale.

Implementation: AI video and API-powered automation support multilingual learning and recognition.

Results: 70% more efficient training; 30%+ learning-engagement increase; API-powered automation highlighted by Synthesia.

ScanSource

IT Distribution · Sales Enablement
Primary case study

Problem

Sales onboarding and technical SAP training

Before → implementation

Before: Training development took weeks and required multiple tools.

Implementation: Synthesia videos are reviewed collaboratively and uploaded into Articulate/LMS workflows.

Results: 45+ trainings; days instead of weeks; thousands in annual productivity costs saved.

Ocado Group

Retail / Logistics Technology · Customer Onboarding
Primary case study

Problem

Video-based customer onboarding and content creation

Before → implementation

Before: Video creation traditionally required specialized production skills.

Implementation: Team members became creators; content was created and localized directly in Synthesia.

Results: 450 videos in one year; four localizations.

Companies by Industry

IndustryDocumented organizationsPrimary use casesAdoption assessment
Manufacturing / FMCGMondelēz, Carlsberg, Heineken, Axalta, DuPont, Electrolux, BESTSELLER, BSH, RHI Magnesita, KONETraining, localization, operational excellenceEstablished / strategic
Software / ITSAP, Zoom, OpenText, UserZoom, Forecast, TD SYNNEX, ScanSource, OcadoTraining, enablement, internal commsEstablished
Financial ServicesERGO, Moody's, Wise, St. James's PlaceCompliance, sales enablement, internal commsEstablished
HealthcareMerck KGaA, CHRISTUS Health, Northumbria NHS, 4Cori, BD RowaTraining, patient/field educationGrowing / strategic
TelecommunicationsOrange, Cox Communications, Boldyn NetworksWorkforce training, internal commsGrowing
Retail / FashionFive Below, BESTSELLER, Xponential Fitness, OcadoL&D, onboarding, franchise trainingGrowing
Transport / AviationRyanair, Spirit Airlines, Brink'sTraining, passenger/employee communicationsGrowing / strategic
Professional ServicesBooz Allen Hamilton, The Siegfried GroupTraining, compliance, change managementGrowing
Public / NonprofitWalsall Council, PACER Center, Justdiggit, Young LifeResident/parent/volunteer educationEmerging / growing
Media / EntertainmentSky ItaliaProduct training and learning pathsGrowing

Adoption assessment is an analyst synthesis of the public Synthesia ecosystem, not a market-share estimate.

Companies by Department

Learning & Development

Dominant public category. Five Below, Axalta, KONE, DuPont, BESTSELLER, CHRISTUS Health, Orange, Wise, Heineken, Mondelēz and many others use Synthesia for employee or technical training.

Internal Communications

ERGO, SAP, Heineken, Spirit Airlines and Carlsberg demonstrate video replacing or augmenting presentations, emails and repeated explanations.

Sales Enablement

Moody's, TD SYNNEX, Cision, ScanSource and BD Rowa show sales, channel and field enablement workflows.

Customer Service / Support

Ryanair, Cision, Walsall Council, 4Cori and Ocado demonstrate customer-facing education, support and onboarding.

Marketing

Spicerhaart and Avantor show marketing and go-to-market applications; the broader enterprise pattern remains communication and learning rather than purely advertising.

Operations / IT

SAP, DuPont, Mondelēz, KONE and RHI Magnesita use AI video for operational, technical or process-related communication and training.

Top Use Cases

Use caseAdoption signalEvidence-based interpretation
Employee training / L&DVery strongMost visible enterprise use case; spans manufacturing, retail, healthcare, software and transport.
Localization / multilingual learningVery strongCore scaling advantage for distributed workforces; 8–35+ language examples are public.
Internal communicationsStrongERGO, SAP, Heineken, Spirit and others demonstrate repeated use.
Sales enablementStrongMoody's, TD SYNNEX, Cision, ScanSource and BD Rowa provide clear examples.
Technical trainingStrongAxalta, KONE, Fiery, Ryanair and RHI Magnesita show technical workflows.
Customer education / supportGrowingRyanair, Cision, Walsall Council, 4Cori and Ocado show external audiences.
MarketingGrowingSpicerhaart and Avantor show marketing use; enterprise positioning remains broader than marketing.
API / automationGrowing / strategicSynthesia API supports automated video creation and batch personalization; BSH explicitly highlights API-powered automation.

Multilingual / Localization Database

CompanyLanguage / market evidenceAudienceBusiness value
RyanairEvery European language; 20 languages for ground operationsPassengers, cabin crew, ground agentsLocalized disruption communication and standardized training
Axalta13 languages1,200+ field specialistsGlobal certification and reduced translation bottlenecks
Heineken170 countries70,000 employees in case metricOne-click localized training at global scale
Electrolux35 languages15,000 customers, partners and employeesLocal-market trainer deployment with proofreading instead of full production
TD SYNNEX7 EMEA + 3 LATAM language variantsChannel partners / customersFaster global enablement without scaling production teams
PACER Center8 languages10,000 parentsAccessible special-education information
Young Life Asia-Pacific20+ countriesStaff and volunteersDubbing turnaround reduced from months to two days
Walsall Council50+ languages294,000 residentsResident service communication at municipal scale
RHI Magnesita6 key languages1,100+ learners / 5 regionsGlobal academy consistency and reduced external localization cost

API / Developer & Integration Ecosystem

Synthesia's API documentation explicitly supports SaaS integrations, event-triggered video creation, customer onboarding/outbound-sales videos and batch personalized-video generation. The API is therefore a production-automation layer, not merely an export feature. citeturn6search0turn6search3

Integration / platformCategoryPurpose
Learning / LMS360Learning, Udemy, uQualio, WisetailCourse embedding / learning delivery
Customer engagementIntercom, Userpilot, TolstoyCustomer onboarding, interactive video, in-app help
AutomationMake, Workato, ZapierWorkflow automation and API-triggered creation
Content / publishingVimeo, YouTube, WordPressHosting, distribution and embedding
HRWorkday LearnEmployee / learner portal connection
Creative inputsPowerPoint, UnsplashDeck-to-video and media sourcing
Other documented integrationsZngly, Articulate-related workflows in customer storiesSales/marketing and LMS workflows

Synthesia's current integration documentation lists 35+ integrations and specifically names PowerPoint, Intercom and Make on the public integration page. The developer documentation also points to Zapier for automation. citeturn0search6turn6search0

Enterprise Adoption & Governance

Enterprise architecture

Enterprise plans provide organizations/workspaces, centralized billing and licensing, workspace controls, SSO and SCIM provisioning. citeturn6search14turn6search4

Brand governance

Enterprise Brand Kits can standardize logos, fonts, colors and avatars; admins can enforce approved brand kits across workspaces. citeturn6search5turn6search6

Security

Synthesia documents SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 auditing, GDPR-oriented controls, audit logging and AWS infrastructure. citeturn6search9

Access control

Enterprise SSO can restrict video access at organization, workspace or individual-video level. citeturn6search10

Before vs After — Representative Evidence

CompanyTraditional / beforeSynthesia workflowPublicly measured change
Five BelowExternal agency; ~$12,000/video; only five videos for ~$60K in one year8-person internal team creates training videos and LMS recaps$400/video; 97% lower cost; 100+ videos; 80% less creation time
TD SYNNEXLong production cycles and regional localization bottlenecksOne creator produces and localizes enablement courses80% time savings; 1.5 years→2 weeks per course
DuPontExternal providers, actors/studios and internal filmingIn-house AI avatar training and localization$10K saved/video; 80% faster
CHRISTUS HealthCentralized production and repetitive live webinarsDistributed AI-video production3x output; 75% less production time; 33% shorter sessions
ElectroluxText-heavy training and costly manual localizationMaster video → 35 language versions40+ modules; ~2 hours/video before review
Spirit AirlinesText-heavy benefits communication and phone supportAI video for mobile/frontline employee communication326 hours created in 2 weeks; 76% fewer phone inquiries

Company Impact Score

Score dimensions: Adoption, Scale, Production Impact, Cost Impact, Time Impact, Global Reach, Innovation, Evidence Quality. Total is /80. It is an analyst framework, not a customer-satisfaction score.

CompanyAdoptionScaleProductionCostTimeGlobalInnovationEvidenceTotal
Ryanair10101010101080
Five Below1010101091079
Mondelēz10101010101080
Heineken10999101077
DuPont91010991077
TD SYNNEX101099101078
Axalta91091091076
ERGO1010910101079
CHRISTUS Health10109991076
Zoom9109991074
Moody's9109891073
Electrolux10999101077
BESTSELLER101099101077
Wise998991072
RHI Magnesita81091091075
Spirit Airlines9109991074
BSH101091010978
KONE998891071
Cision898891070
Orange109810101076

ROI & Business Impact

Why ROI is usually not calculable

Most public Synthesia case studies disclose cost savings, time savings, output volume or engagement, but not the customer's Synthesia contract cost. Therefore a formal ROI formula cannot be responsibly calculated for most cases. This report uses the reported operational metrics instead of manufacturing an ROI percentage.

Where the public record gives direct before/after production economics, the strongest examples are Five Below ($12,000→$400/video), DuPont (up to $10,000 saved/video), St. James's Place (75% cost savings), RHI Magnesita (72% expense reduction), Tek Experts (28% budget savings) and Mondelēz (significant seven-digit cost savings claim).

Competitor / Multi-AI Usage

Public Synthesia customer stories generally do not disclose whether a company also uses HeyGen, Colossyan, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Adobe, Canva or other AI-video tools. Therefore this report does not infer exclusivity or competitor absence.

QuestionEvidence status
Does Synthesia have exclusive enterprise customers?Not publicly established.
Do named customers also use other AI-video platforms?Company-by-company public evidence is inconsistent; not publicly disclosed for most cases.
Is Synthesia the primary enterprise video platform for all named customers?No defensible universal claim; the evidence shows it is a production tool within specific workflows.
Does API usage imply platform exclusivity?No. API integration only proves that Synthesia is part of the relevant workflow.

Failure / Limitations Analysis

Avatar realism is not the only constraint

Enterprise video still requires human review, factual validation and brand/legal approval, particularly for technical, financial and healthcare content.

Localization is not automatic correctness

Several cases explicitly involve local trainers or SMEs proofreading translations. Translation speed does not eliminate review requirements.

Not every workflow is AI-only

Customer stories frequently place Synthesia inside an LMS, Articulate, PowerPoint, screen-recording, collaboration or traditional learning workflow.

Public ROI is biased toward success stories

The customer-story library is designed to highlight successful outcomes. Failed pilots and churned customers are not systematically disclosed.

Metric provenance matters

Many results are customer-reported through Synthesia case studies. They are useful operational evidence, but should not be treated as independent audits.

Enterprise adoption ≠ enterprise-wide deployment

A customer may start in one department. Expansion must be supported by evidence such as ERGO, Axalta or BSH rather than inferred from the logo alone.

Customer Expansion Analysis

CompanyInitial / core useEvidence of expansionAssessment
RyanairEngineer trainingExpanded to passenger disruption videos, cabin crew, ground-agent procedures, internal communications and C-suite updatesStrategic / multi-department
AxaltaMobility field trainingHR and manufacturing divisions added licensesOrganic departmental expansion
ERGOInternal communicationProcess documentation, technology onboarding and board-level messaging across groupEnterprise-wide
CarlsbergSupply-chain training100+ creators across the business in under two yearsBroad creator expansion
BSHTrainingAPI-powered automation and recognition across the businessStrategic / automated

Final Strategic Analysis

What Synthesia is becoming

Best-supported conclusion: Synthesia is evolving from an AI avatar/video-production tool into an enterprise visual-communication and knowledge-delivery platform.

The evidence is unusually consistent: companies use it where video has a high communication value but traditional production is too slow, expensive, difficult to localize or difficult to update. The most defensible core wedge is therefore “video as an operational knowledge layer” rather than entertainment or cinematic generation.

The strongest moat signals are enterprise governance, ease of creation by non-specialists, localization, reusable templates/workflows, API automation, integrations and organizational expansion. Synthesia's Enterprise product explicitly emphasizes create → localize → manage → publish, while its API supports automated and personalized video generation. citeturn6search1turn6search0

Its largest strategic risk is also clear: AI video generation is becoming a crowded category, so the durable advantage must come from workflow integration, enterprise trust, governance, content systems and distribution rather than avatar generation alone.

Final Strategic Questions — Direct Answers

1. Strongest verified customers?

Ryanair, Five Below, Mondelēz, Heineken, DuPont, TD SYNNEX, Axalta, ERGO, CHRISTUS Health, Zoom, Moody's, Electrolux and BESTSELLER stand out on public evidence.

2. Fastest-adopting industries?

Manufacturing/FMCG, software/IT, financial services, healthcare and telecommunications show particularly strong public case-study density.

3. Most-used departments?

Learning & Development is the clearest leader, followed by internal communications, sales enablement, operations and customer support.

4. Most common enterprise use case?

Employee training and knowledge transfer, especially when content must be updated frequently or localized.

5. Largest-scale users?

Examples include Heineken, Ryanair, Mondelēz, BESTSELLER, ERGO, Axalta, CHRISTUS Health, BSH and TD SYNNEX, based on publicly reported audience or organizational scope.

6. Strongest cost savings?

Five Below, DuPont, St. James's Place, RHI Magnesita, Tek Experts and Mondelēz have especially strong public cost evidence.

7. Strongest time savings?

Ryanair, Five Below, TD SYNNEX, Zoom, Moody's, Axalta, KONE and RHI Magnesita provide strong quantified examples.

8. Strongest localization users?

Ryanair, Heineken, Electrolux, Axalta, TD SYNNEX, PACER, Young Life, Walsall Council and RHI Magnesita.

9. Strongest expansion evidence?

Ryanair, ERGO, Axalta, Carlsberg and BSH show movement beyond a single pilot or department.

10. API / integrations?

BSH is a strong public API example; Synthesia's API is documented for SaaS integrations, automated lifecycle videos and batch personalization. The integration ecosystem includes LMS, automation, CRM/customer-experience and publishing tools.

11. Training, communications or broader platform?

Primarily an enterprise training and communication platform today, with meaningful expansion into sales, customer support, marketing, localization and API automation.

12. Strongest competitive advantage?

The evidence points to the combination of enterprise governance + non-specialist creation + localization + repeatable workflow + API/integration infrastructure, rather than avatar quality alone.

Source Audit

Tier 1 Synthesia sources dominate the database. Customer-story metrics should be described as Synthesia/customer-reported unless independently corroborated. No missing company metric has been filled by estimation.

SourceTierClaim supportedLink
Synthesia AboutPrimaryCompany founded 2017; founders; mission; AI-video positioningOpen source
Synthesia Knowledge Base — What is Synthesia?PrimaryCurrent product scope; 1M+ people, 60,000+ businesses; Fortune 100/FTSE 100 company claimsOpen source
Synthesia Case StudiesPrimaryCustomer-story index and industry/department coverageOpen source
Ryanair case studyPrimaryTraining, passenger communications, speed and savingsOpen source
Five Below case studyPrimary97% cost reduction, 100+ videos, 80% time reductionOpen source
Mondelēz case studyPrimary4x speed, 3x output, 40% engagement, seven-digit savings claimOpen source
Axalta case studyPrimary39 videos, 13 languages, 1,200+ specialistsOpen source
TD SYNNEX case studyPrimary80% time savings, 100+ courses, multilingual enablementOpen source
ERGO case studyPrimary37,000 employees, 20+ countries, five-year adoptionOpen source
CHRISTUS Health case studyPrimary3x output, 75% faster production, 33% shorter sessionsOpen source
Zoom case studyPrimary90% faster production and productivity savingsOpen source
Moody's case studyPrimary87% production-time reductionOpen source
DuPont case studyPrimary$10K/video savings and 80% faster creationOpen source
Electrolux case studyPrimary15,000 audience, 35 languages, 40+ modulesOpen source
BESTSELLER case studyPrimary20,000 employees, 250+ videos, 50% classroom-time savingsOpen source
Wise case studyPrimary20% time savings, 5% engagement, 20% update speedOpen source
RHI Magnesita case studyPrimary40% faster, 384% academy traffic, 3x viewership, 72% expense reductionOpen source
Spirit Airlines study / case evidencePrimary326 hours, 13,000 employees, 76% fewer inquiries, 6x engagementOpen source
Synthesia integrationsPrimary35+ integrations; PowerPoint, Intercom, Make and moreOpen source
Synthesia developer APIPrimaryAPI automation, personalized videos and batch generationOpen source
Synthesia EnterprisePrimaryEnterprise create/localize/manage/publish, governance and securityOpen source
Synthesia security practicesPrimaryAWS infrastructure, SOC2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and controlsOpen source
Series E announcementPrimary$200M Series E, $4B valuation, Jan 2026Open source
Global expansion announcementPrimaryEnterprise contracts tripled >$100K in 12 months; NRR >140% company-reportedOpen source
Synthesia pricing / plansPrimaryBasic, Starter, Creator, Enterprise plan structureOpen source