Duolingo launched as a language learning app in 2012 and has since caught the attention of new language learns and become the “leading mobile learning platform globally” in both Google Play and the Apple App Store.
Duolingo was founded by Luis von Ahn, Ph.D. and Severin Hacker in August 2011. Luis von Ahn has been serving as Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board since founding Duolingo. Luis von Ahn was widely known for developing reCAPTCHA in 2007. As of June 2024, Duolingo has over 100 million Monthly Active Users and over 8 million paid subscribers.