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Duolingo

Overview

Duolingo, Inc. is an American educational technology company founded in 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. The company is dedicated to providing free, gamified language learning and has expanded into subjects like math, literacy, music, and chess. Duolingo operates on a freemium model, offering core features for free while monetizing through ads and premium subscriptions, known as Super Duolingo.

The platform offers courses in over 42 languages, utilizing gamification to create engaging and interactive lessons. Duolingo also provides the Duolingo English Test (DET), an affordable certification option. The company emphasizes accessibility through its web and mobile apps, encouraging daily learning habits with features like points, rewards, and characters such as Duo the owl. With over 100 million monthly users across more than 100 countries, Duolingo is recognized as the world's most popular language-learning app.

Basic Information

Industry information technology & services
Founded 2011
Revenue 748M
Headquarters 5900 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, United States
Languages English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian
Alexa Ranking 566

Contact Details

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

  • Language education
  • Gamified language learning
  • Education accessibility
  • Mobile app development
  • Language proficiency assessment
  • Data-driven education
  • Education for all
  • Global education reach
  • Adaptive learning
  • AI-driven education personalization
  • Short daily lessons
  • Freemium model
  • Online certification
  • Broad language offering
  • Learning motivation techniques
  • Edtech innovation
  • Education content expansion
  • Gamified literacy tools
  • Education app monetization
  • Interactive lessons
  • Education democratization
  • Education platform technology
  • Education growth
  • Personalized learning
  • Digital literacy for kids
  • Online language certification
  • B2B and B2C offerings

Technologies Used

  • AI
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  • Amazon SES
  • Bing Ads
  • Dropbox
  • GitHub Hosting
  • Gmail
  • Google Apps
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Grafana
  • Greenhouse.io
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Mixpanel
  • Mobile Friendly
  • OneTrust
  • Pardot
  • React Redux
  • Remote
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  • Salesforce
  • Shopify Unlimited
  • Stripe
  • Zendesk

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