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Graph is from Yahoo finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/DUOL/?guccounter=1
Reuters news article: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/duolingo-prioritizes-user-growth-over-monetization-forecasts-softer-bookings-2026-02-26/
"The language-learning app has spent recent years fine-tuning monetization through more ads and subscription prompts, helping lift bookings per user. But that coincided with slower user growth." Yes Reuters, that's called enshittification.
If anyone here uses duolingo for learning I promise you literally Anki flashcards are better (and thats not perfect for learning a language) Duolingo practices memorization of phrases more than actual spoken language. Its for rich tourists who need to pack in a couple phrases.
I took duolingo for 5 years to learn spanish and I couldn't understand anything spoken to me or really read that much at all. But I created my own study method based on how we ACTUALLY learn languages and I learned japanese in a year. OFC im not perfect at japanese but im like B1~B2 area. I've even started discussing marxism with my japanese friends.
Just use Anki for studying individual words, learn grammar through free resources, and LISTEN,READ, WRITE, AND SPEAK the language for the love of god. Find books in the target language for kids, find friends who are also learning or better yet, who are natives in the target language.
Duolingo is a massive massive massive waste of time. It's tricking you with the "gamifying" mechanics. Opiod of the masses is a satisfying ding and bright colors sdgdfasfgsfdgasdfsgsdfgsdgfsdf.
No but seriously, it's way easier than it seems to learn a language. ESP now with the internet.