6/21/2023 0 Comments Korean in duolingoMazal said Duolingo doesn’t yet have specific plans as to when it will support non-English-language learning via Korean. “What would I do in my free time if I didn’t have Duolingo?” This is the question Duolingo hopes people will ask themselves.ĭespite its announcement to expand the Korean market, the company has not made a significant investment in the country.Ĭurrently, Korean users can only learn non-English languages via English. That’s why Duolingo considers anything that distracts people as its competitors, instead of other language education apps, according to Mazal. The intention is to get people engaged in the game without getting distracted. Internal data from Duolingo shows people in Korea are very committed to learning languages, and they are very disciplined and consistent in using the product, according to Mazal.ĭuolingo is different from other education apps in that it makes language education free, fun and accessible for everyone in the world, argues Mazal.ĭuolingo has adopted a “gamified” method to learning by allowing users to level up or giving out virtual currency that they can spend in a virtual shop. Korea is obviously a major economy in the world, and we feel there’s a big opportunity here,” Mazal added. It is strategically important in that we want to make sure that we support that growth and serve the users. “The Korean market for us is smaller than other markets but fast growing. “We have more than 2 million registered Duolingo users in Korea already, and that number is growing fast. Mazal visited Korea to study Duolingo users and non-users in Korea. “Korea is a very exciting market for Duolingo,” said Jorge Mazal, vice president of product at Duolingo, at a press event held in southern Seoul on Monday. The company was valued at $700 million two years ago. Its business model is largely based on ads and a paid service for users who want to remove the ads. Pittsburgh-based Duolingo, which was started by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker in 2012, already supports 37 languages. ĭuolingo says it is serious about Korea, though for Koreans using the language app, they have to understand English or Chinese first to study anything but English. Jorge Mazal, vice president of product at Duolingo, speaks to reporters at a press event held in southern Seoul.
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