Published 18:10 IST, November 7th 2020

Is Duolingo a Chinese app? Who are the makers behind the app?

Duolingo is a popular learning app for mobile devices that is available on multiple platforms. Is Duolingo a Chinese app? Scroll on to learn all about the app.

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Duolingo is one of widely popular langu-learning platforms that garnered a massive following around world. It comes with an easy-to-use interface and features plenty of virtual flashcards, listening exercises, and various or fun activities for users. Duolingo also saw a significant rise in total number of active users in India after ding ability to learn English from Hindi. And while app continues to grow in India, many Indian users have been wondering about Duolingo's country of origin after orders by Indian govt on banning Chinese apps. So, if you have wondered, "Duolingo is from which country?" or Duolingo's country of origin, here's answer. 

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Is Duolingo a Chinese app?

If you are an active Duolingo user who wishes to continue using learning platform, good news is that app does t have any Chinese links. Duolingo is actually a US-based learning app that was founded by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. company is hequartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Duolingo has experienced immense success since its release and it currently boasts of over 300 million users.  app is available across Android, iOS, and Windows Phone platforms.

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Interestingly, Duolingo also boasts of a massive user base in  Chinese market. Luis von Ahn, CEO and co-founder of Duolingo, h revealed last year that app has seen stey growth in Chinese market since opening ir first overseas office in country. app features a total of 38 langus and comes with six different courses customized only for China users due to massive popularity in country.

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With Duolingo, people can learn a number of langus which include English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, German, Turkish, Portuguese, Italian, and French, among many ors, for free. However, app also offers a number of in-app purchases to users which range from $0.99 to $125.99 per item.

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app offers plenty of mini-lessons, flashcards, and various exercises to help users practice speaking, reing, writing, and listening in different langus.

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18:10 IST, November 7th 2020