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duolingo investor relations Duolingo Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results Aug 05 , 2026 PITTSBURGH , Aug. 05 , 2026 ( GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) -- Duolingo , Inc. ( NASDAQ : DUOL ) announced results for the second quarter ended June 30 , 2026 in a shareholder letter that is posted on its Investor Relations website at investors.duolingo.com . " Q2 was a strong quarter , with DAU growth of 23 % compared to the prior year , an acceleration from Q1 , " said Luis von Ahn , Co - Founder and CEO of Duolingo . " The results reinforce our strategy to improve the product and prioritize user growth . " " Our ambition is to teach a billion people , and every step we take toward a better product brings us closer to that goal . " Video Webcast Duolingo will host a live video webcast to discuss its quarterly results today , August 5 , 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET . Luis von Ahn and Gillian Munson , our Chief Financial Officer , will answer questions from sell side analysts . This 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 . 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 This press release contains forward - looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward - looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward - looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended ( the " Securities Act " ) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended ( the " Exchange Act " ) . All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release , including without limitation , statements regarding our business model and strategy and the expected benefits therefrom are forward - looking statements . Without limiting the generality of the foregoing , you can identify forward- looking statements because they contain words such as " may , " " will , " " shall , " " should , " " expects , " " plans , " " anticipates , " " could , ” “ intends , " " target , " “ projects , ” “ contemplates , ” “ believes , ” “ estimates , ” “ predicts , ” “ potential , ” “ goal , ” “ objective , ” “ seeks , ” or “ continue ” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations , strategy , plans , or intentions . Such forward - looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees , but involve a number of known and unknown risks , uncertainties and assumptions that may cause our actual results , performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward - looking statements due to various factors , including , but not limited to : our ability to retain and grow our users and sustain their engagement with our products ; competition in the online language learning industry ; our limited operating history ; our ability to maintain or increase profitability ; our ability to manage our growth and operate at such scale ; the success of our investments ; our reliance on third - party platforms to store and distribute our products and collect revenue ; our reliance on third - party hosting , cloud computing providers and Artificial Intelligence ( " AI " ) vendors ; our ability to compete for advertisements ; acceptance by educational organizations of technology - based education ; our ability to access , protect , collect , use , and otherwise process Personal Data about our users and payers , and to comply with applicable data privacy laws ; our ability to successfully develop , implement and use artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies ; our ability adequately obtain , protect and maintain our intellectual property rights ; and the other important factors more fully detailed under the caption " Risk Factors " in our Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2025 , as any such factors may be updated from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ( " SEC " ) , accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at investors.duolingo.com . All forward - looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release . While we may elect to update such forward - looking statements at some point in the future , unless required by applicable law , we disclaim any obligation to do so , even if subsequent events cause our views to change . Contacts Investor Relations : Deborah Belevan IR@duolingo.com Press : Michelle Scully press@duolingo.com