Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
46
/100
Business
Language-learning
Founded
15 years ago
Nov 30, 2011
Employees
900
Valuation
$5.4 billion
Company type
Public$DUOL
Duolingo is a Language-learning company with 65 job openings. It is currently valued at $5.4 billion as a public company. 900 people work at Duolingo. The company was founded in 2011.
Company grid
Employee happiness →
Growth →
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🐢
😊
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Jobs
Open jobs
65
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
21
(32%)
2.
Marketing & Growth
20
(31%)
3.
Business Operations & Program Management
6
(9%)
4.
Community
5
(8%)
5.
People
5
(8%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
56
(86%)
2.
🇺🇸 New York City
31
(48%)
3.
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh
24
(37%)
4.
🇨🇳 Beijing, China
4
(6%)
5.
🇨🇳 China
4
(6%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
iOS
10
(15%)
2.
LLM
8
(12%)
3.
Android
5
(8%)
4.
Kotlin
5
(8%)
5.
GSuite
4
(6%)
Financials
Revenue
$1.1billion
trailing 12mo
TrueUp
Rank
#265
Duolingo's revenue would rank #198 among country GDPs
#197
Vanuatu$1.1 B
Vanuatu$1.1 B#198Duolingo$1.1 B
Duolingo$1.1 B#199
Northern Mariana Islands$1.1 B
Northern Mariana Islands$1.1 BRevenue growth (vs. same quarter last year)
26.5%
TrueUp
Rank
#137
MULTIPLES
Valuation per employee
$6.0 million
Revenue per employee
$1.2 million
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
79%
100+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Better than 78% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Luis von Ahn
98%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Employees
900
Source: Public data
Duolingo Org Chart
Rankings and awards
TIME Top EdTech Companies #1
2026
Fast Company's Most Innovative #12
Education
2026
Forbes Top 250 Living Innovators #217
Luis von Ahn
2026
Wall Street Journal Best-Managed Companies #213
2025
Fortune Fastest-Growing Companies #5
2025
Fortune Future 50 #35
2025
Layoffs
Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Policies
Open jobs that are remote
2% (1 jobs)
H1B sponsorships (2025)
46
TrueUp
Rank
#198
External research
Top posts
History
Security incidents
IPO date
Jul 28, 2021
5 years ago
Top owners at IPO
14.6% - Luis von Ahn
14.6% - Severin Hacker
19.9% - NewView Capital
14.1% - Union Square Ventures
13.5% - CapitalG
10.3% - KPCB
7.0% - General Atlantic
Founder ownership at IPO
29.2%
Implied founder equity split
50% - Luis von Ahn
50% - Severin Hacker
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