2025 Duolingo Language Report: Global Trends in Language Learning Popularity
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Cindy Blanco, Ph.D.
6mo ago· 49 min readenInsight
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Summary
The 2025 Duolingo Language Report analyzes global language learning trends based on data from millions of Duolingo users worldwide. The report reveals significant shifts in popular languages studied, demographic changes in language learners, and evolving interests across different regions and time periods. As the world's most downloaded education app with over 280 courses teaching 40+ languages, Duolingo's data provides unique insights into what languages people want to learn and how these preferences change geographically and over time.
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Duolingo is the world's most downloaded education app, and we offer over 280 courses teaching 40+ languages, math, music, and chess—all for free.
As a result, our data offers unique insights into what languages learners worldwide want to study and how their interests change over time and geography.
In 2025, language learning expanded to new demographics.
There were big changes in the top languages of 2025! Were you part of the movement?
There were big changes in the top languages of 2025! Were you part of the movement?
