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Learn a new language with the world’s most-downloaded education app! Duolingo is the fun, free app for learning 40+ languages through quick, bite-sized lessons. Practice speaking, reading, listening, and writing to build your vocabulary and…

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Duolingo: Language Lessons earns about
$20.79M/month
range $11.44M – $30.15M · $249.50M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$693.0K
$381.2K – $1.00M
Per Week
$4.85M
$2.67M – $7.03M
Per Month
$20.79M
$11.44M – $30.15M
Per Year
$249.50M
$137.22M – $361.77M
Lifetime
$623.74M
$343.06M – $904.42M
Brand revenue ✓ Verified filing

Duolingo - full brand revenue

Annual brand revenue (2024)
$748M/year
Education · SEC 10-K FY2024
App Store / Play Store share
33%
≈ $249M/year of in-app revenue
Off-store revenue (everything else)
$499M/year
67% of total brand revenue

Duolingo earns about $748M/year in total brand revenue.

App Store and Play Store revenue make up a meaningful share of total brand revenue for Duolingo - the gap to corporate revenue is small.

App store revenue (in-app purchases, subscriptions, ads, paid downloads) Off-store revenue (trading fees, commissions, web subscriptions, ad sales, enterprise)
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for Duolingo: Language Lessons

Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($20.79M/month · $249.50M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.

55/100
Opportunity
Decent target
30/100
Cloneability
Hard (3-6 months - significant infrastructure or content needed)
$1
Revenue / install
Lifetime value per download (≈30-month app life). Higher = each user is worth more.

✓ Features to copy

  • subscription paywall (~$9.99/mo) - proven monetization
  • in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells
  • streaks + daily reminders for retention

⚡ Improve / fix

  • subscription is $9.99/mo - undercut by 30-50% to win price-sensitive users

🛠 MVP scope

  • lesson content (curated)
  • streak tracker
  • XP/level system
  • audio playback
  • subscription paywall

💰 Pricing recommendation

Duolingo: Language Lessons is at $9.99/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.

🔡 App Store title ideas

  • Pro: AI-Powered Education
  • Smart : Education Tracker
  • + - Faster, Cheaper

📺 TikTok / ad hook angles

  • "I tried Duolingo: Language Lessons for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
  • "Why Duolingo: Language Lessons costs $9.99/mo when ours costs $5.99"
  • "The education app Duolingo: Language Lessons won't tell you these 3 things"

Monetization

Subscription (~$9.99/mo, language) · calibrated by US grossing rank #36
Revenue mix (estimated)
  • Subscriptions ~72%
  • One-time IAP ~22%
  • Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
1.5M
600.0M installs · 19.2% active · 1.3% pay
Profile: Language
In-App Purchases 6
  • Subscription Super Duolingo4 tiers $9.99 – $95.99 range
  • One-time Chest of Gems $0.99 one-time
  • One-time Barrel of Gems (1200) $4.99 one-time
  • One-time Chest of Gems (1200) $4.99 one-time
  • One-time Cart of Gems (3000) $9.99 one-time
  • One-time Cart of Gems (6500) $19.99 one-time
6 tiers scraped live from the App Store.

App Details

Pulled from the App Store
Current Version
7.121.0
Released
Nov 13, 2012
Last Updated
May 5, 2026
File Size
498.6 MB
Required OS
17.0
Content Rating
4+
Category
Education
Price
Free
Currency
USD
Languages
Arabic, BN, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, TA, TE, Thai, Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Developer
Duolingo

What's new in v7.121.0

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every second
$481
every minute
$28.9K
every hour
$693.0K
every day
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12-Month Revenue Trajectory

Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.

JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
Estimated Installs
600.0M
Duolingo 2025 letter
Active Users (MAU est.)
115.0M
Public: Duolingo 2025 letter
US Grossing Rank
#36
Live from App Store top-grossing chart
Monetization
Subscription (~$9.99/mo, language) · calibrated by US grossing rank #36

Rating Distribution

5★
4.3M
4★
519K
3★
125K
2★
42K
1★
127K

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Frequently Asked About Duolingo: Language Lessons

How much money does Duolingo: Language Lessons make on the App Store?
Duolingo: Language Lessons has an estimated App Store revenue of $20.79M per month (~$249.50M per year, $693.0K per day) with a likely range of $11.44M to $30.15M. This includes earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ads and any paid downloads - all directional estimates from public App Store signals, not private Apple financial data.
How many App Store downloads does Duolingo: Language Lessons get?
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (5.1M reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 600.0M total iOS downloads for Duolingo: Language Lessons - and roughly 115.2M monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is Duolingo: Language Lessons a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank?
Duolingo: Language Lessons is analyzed using App Store grossing rank, category ranking, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Check the iOS top grossing leaderboard to see how Duolingo: Language Lessons compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is Duolingo: Language Lessons App Store revenue estimated?
Rev.now estimates Duolingo: Language Lessons App Store revenue from public app data: estimated downloads, monthly active users (MAU), the iOS conversion rate to paying users, subscription pricing detected on the listing, in-app purchase tiers, ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Education category ARPU benchmark - net of Apple's 15-30% store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does Duolingo: Language Lessons offer on iOS?
Duolingo: Language Lessons offers in-app purchases on the App Store, which can include subscription tiers (weekly, monthly or annual), one-time purchases or virtual currency. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are a major driver of the monthly revenue estimate above.
Can I compare Duolingo: Language Lessons App Store revenue with another iOS app?
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