Duolingo Finishes 2024 with 51% DAUs growth, more than 40 Million DAUs, and Record Revenue in the Fourth Quarter

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ: DUOL) announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024 in a shareholder letter that is posted on its Investor Relations website at investors.duolingo.com.

“We closed out 2024 with a truly exceptional fourth quarter, achieving our highest ever quarterly bookings, revenue, DAUs, and net new subscribers,” said Luis von Ahn, Co-Founder and CEO of Duolingo. “Our results highlight the continued strength of our product-led strategy and focus on engagement.”

“We see exciting opportunities ahead in 2025. We intend to continue to invest in our product in order to drive engagement and user growth, as well as in features like Video Call to drive adoption of Duolingo Max. These investments will help us teach better, continue to expand our market, and enable sustained, long-term growth.”

Please refer to our shareholder letter posted on our Investor Relations website at investors.duolingo.com for a description and definitions of the key operating metrics referenced herein.

Video Webcast

Duolingo will host a video webcast to discuss its quarterly results today, February 27, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. ET. This live webcast and related materials will be publicly available and can be accessed at investors.duolingo.com. A replay will be available on the Investor Relations section of our website two hours following completion of the webcast and will remain available for a period of one year.

About Duolingo

Duolingo is the leading mobile learning platform globally. Its flagship app has organically become the world's most popular way to learn languages and the top-grossing app in the Education category on both Google Play and the Apple App Store. With technology at the core of everything it does, Duolingo has consistently invested to provide learners a fun, engaging, and effective learning experience while remaining committed to its mission to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Contacts

Investor Relations:

Deborah Belevan, VP of Investor Relations

Press:

Sam Dalsimer, Global Head of Communications