For French, the darkest regions are in Africa: In Nigeria and Sierra Leone, French is studied by over half of Duolingo users. French also has a bit of an unfair advantage in that it’s available on Duolingo from two more languages than Spanish is.Īre French and Spanish popular in different parts of the world? Figures 4 and 5 show the percentage of Duolingo users per country learning French and Spanish, respectively.
But in terms of the overall number of users, Spanish wins: it is studied by 17% of all Duolingo users, compared to only 11% for French. The percentage of Duolingo users learning English in each country.įrench and Spanish are in tight competition: French is one of the top two languages in 58% of all countries, and Spanish - in 46% of the countries. English also emerges as the most popular when aggregating across all countries: it’s studied by 53% of all Duolingo users. The darkest regions are in LatinĪmerica, Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Overall, it looks pretty dark! English attracts over The darker the color, the higher the percentage of Duolingo users This is true even for English-speaking nations, such as the United States - we’ll come back to this finding later on! īut just how dominant is English? Figure 3 provides an illustration: Yes, English dominates - but by how much?Īs you may have guessed, English is by far the most studied language around the world: it’s one of the top two languages in two thirds of all countries. The most popular language studied on Duolingo in each country. Figures 1 shows the most popular language studied on Duolingo in every country, and Figure 2 shows the second most popular. To find out which languages are the most popular around the globe, we looked at the daily activity of Duolingo users over a period of three months. The most popular courses are available for speakers of a variety of languages: for example, you can learn English from 21 different languages! Using Duolingo data to find the most popular languageĭuolingo has 120 million users around the world, and currently teaches 19 distinct languages. Who’s learning to talk to their neighbors?Ĭonfident in your answers? Keep reading to see how the data on Duolingo’s learners reveals insights into country preferences, cultural affinities, immigration trends, and more.How does Argentina differ from the rest of Latin America?.Who needs help with their country’s official language?.Why is Swedish the top language in Sweden?.Yes, English dominates - but by how much?.Millions of people around the globe are learning a foreign language - but why do countries prefer to learn some languages over others? For the most recent global language data, see the 2021 Duolingo Language Report.
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