Duolingo Sees 485% Surge in the Number of Users Learning Ukrainian

Joseph Henry, Tech Times 17 March 2022, 12:03 am

Duolingo, a popular language-learning app based in the US has seen an increase in the number of people who are learning the Ukrainian language.

Following the issue that escalated in Western Europe last month, there's a growing population of users who are growing interested in exploring a new mother tongue.

Duolingo Users Are Studying the Ukrainian Language

Duolingo Sees 485% Surge in the Number of Users Learning Ukrainian

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Duolingo concludes that there's an increase of 485% in the number of users studying the Ukrainian language

As Mashable spotted via an official statement from Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn, the company saw that more people were studying Ukrainian.

Per the company's data as of March 7, there was a 485% global increase in the number of users where the majority of them came from the United States.

In addition, Poland-based users accounted for a 1,800% increase in the number of users. Regarding this report, von Anh and his team assumed that this was brought about by the recent actions of Polish people towards welcoming Ukrainian emigrants.

As part of their help to the people in Ukraine, the Duolingo CEO added that they will donate all the ad revenue which came from people who were learning the said language. They will allocate it to the Ukraine relief.

Rest assured, Von Ahn guaranteed that the funds will directly go to several organizations helping Ukrainian refugees until at least 2023. Some of them include the International Rescue Committee and United Nations Refugee Agency.

Free Duolingo Plus Codes For Refugees

Aside from donating the funds to the affected individuals of the Ukraine-Russia crisis, Duolingo said that it would grant the refugees and the hosts some codes for free access to Duolingo Plus.

The company saw this as a way to improve their English proficiency which is something that is needed especially when a person is applying to a university.

Meanwhile, the Duolingo app in Russia and Belarus is still available for users. Residents who come from these countries can completely access the language learning app for free, per von Ahn.

However, there's a catch here. The company said that it won't monetize the app in the said nations so no taxes will be given to the Russian government.

In another report from 9to5Mac, the tech writer gave an honest review for the Duolingo app. According to him, he was put into a real test when he came to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Before he reviewed it, he mentioned in the article that his girlfriend found some success in using it. Currently, She's already fluent in three different languages while learning a new pair.

In the end, the writer succeeded in learning a new language through the app. For his future trips next year, he said that he will continue to study his lessons to improve his speech.

If you want to read more language-related articles, you can check our previous report back in December about the science-based vocabulary building app. It features 34 language courses and 62 native languages.

On top of that, there's the AI feature called "Smart review manager" which allows the users to remember what he/she studied from a particular course.

There are also over 30 mini-games so you can incorporate having fun into learning, not to mention the Child Mode which is suited for learners below 13 years of age.

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Written by Joseph Henry