Duolingo
Sign in to saveDuolingo, Inc. is an American educational technology company that produces learning apps and provides language certification. Duolingo offers courses on 42 languages, ranging from English, French, and Spanish to less commonly studied languages such as Welsh, Irish, and Navajo, and even constructed languages such as Esperanto and Klingon. It also offers courses on music, math, and chess. The learning method incorporates gamification to motivate users with points, rewards and interactive lessons featuring spaced repetition. The app promotes short, daily lessons for consistent, phased practice.
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Duolingo is an educational technology company that offers free learning apps teaching 42 languages—from widely spoken languages like English and Spanish to less common ones like Welsh and Navajo—as well as courses in music, math, and chess. The app uses gamified lessons with points and rewards, along with spaced repetition techniques, to encourage users to complete short daily practice sessions.
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- Website.name
- Duolingo, Inc.
- Website.logo
- Duolingo logo (2019).svg
- Website.screenshot
- Duolingo home page.png
- Website.caption
- Duolingo home page visited while logged out in March 2024
- Website.company_type
- Public
- Website.location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Website.area_served
- Worldwide
- Website.key_people
- Luis von Ahn (CEO)Severin Hacker (CTO)
- Website.industry
- Online education
- Website.services
- Language, music, chess, and math courses and language assessment.
- Website.revenue
- (2024)
- Website.operating_income
- (2024)
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- History
- Early history
- Funds
- Features and media
- Products and services
- Courses
- Language courses
- Subscriptions
- Super Duolingo
- Duolingo Max
- Duolingo for Schools
- Duolingo English Test
- Other programs
- Learning model
- Exercises and pacing
- Gamification
- Duolingo Score
- Business model
- Generative AI usage
- Reception
- Effectiveness
- Criticism
- Awards
- Image and brand
- Duolingo's characters
- In popular culture
- Offices and workforce
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Duolingo, Inc. is an American educational technology company that produces learning apps and provides language certification. Duolingo offers courses on 42 languages, ranging from English, French, and Spanish to less commonly studied languages such as Welsh, Irish, and Navajo, and even constructed languages such as Esperanto and Klingon. It also offers courses on music, math, and chess. The learning method incorporates gamification to motivate users with points, rewards and interactive lessons featuring spaced repetition. The app promotes short, daily lessons for consistent, phased practice.
Duolingo also offers the Duolingo English Test, an online language assessment, and Duolingo ABC, a literacy app designed for children. The company follows a freemium model, where some content is provided for free with advertising, and users can pay for ad-free services which provide additional features.
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