Ranked: Duolingo’s Most Popular Languages in Every Country in 2024

Marcus Lu
2025-04-06 08:14:00
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Ranked: Duolingo’s Most Popular Languages in Every Country

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Key Takeaways

English is the number #1 ranked language on Duolingo in 134 different countries.
Other popular languages include Spanish (#1 in 33 countries) and French (#1 in 16 countries).

About half of the world’s population speaks at least two languages.

Learning a second language is a valuable endeavor, improving cognitive function, social awareness, and providing more career opportunities.

But what languages are people around the world trying to learn, and how does it differ from country to country?

We map the most popular languages studied on Duolingo from their 2024 language report.

The Most Popular Languages For Learning

English is the number #1 ranked language on Duolingo in 134 different countries. It is also the most prominent language on the planet, with approximately 1.5 billion speakers.

Browse the below table to see the top language and second-most popular language in every country Duolingo is available in.

Country	Top Language on DuoLingo	2nd Language
Afghanistan	English	German
Albania	English	German
Algeria	English	French
Andorra	English	Spanish
Angola	English	French
Argentina	English	Portuguese
Armenia	English	French
Austria	English	German
Azerbaijan	English	Turkish
Bahrain	English	French
Bangladesh	English	Korean
Belarus	English	German
Belgium	English	French
Benin	English	Spanish
Bolivia	English	Portuguese
Brazil	English	Spanish
Bulgaria	English	German
Burkina Faso	English	French
Burundi	English	French
Cabo Verde	English	French
Cambodia	English	Chinese
Cameroon	English	German
Central African Republic	English	French
Chad	English	French
Chile	English	Portuguese
China	English	Japanese
Colombia	English	French
Comoros	English	French
Republic of the Congo	English	Spanish
Costa Rica	English	Spanish
Côte d’Ivoire	English	Spanish
Croatia	English	Spanish
Cuba	English	French
Cyprus	English	Spanish
Czechia	English	German
Democratic Republic of the Congo	English	French
Djibouti	English	French
Dominican Republic	English	French
Ecuador	English	French
Egypt	English	French
El Salvador	English	French
Equatorial Guinea	English	French
Eritrea	English	French
Estonia	English	Spanish
Ethiopia	English	French
France	English	Spanish
Gabon	English	Spanish
Georgia	English	German
Germany	English	German
Greece	English	Spanish
Guatemala	English	French
Guinea	English	French
Guinea-Bissau	English	French
Haiti	English	Spanish
Honduras	English	French
Hungary	English	German
India	English	Hindi
Indonesia	English	Japanese
Iran	English	German
Iraq	English	French
Israel	English	Hebrew
Italy	English	Italian
Japan	English	Korean
Jordan	English	French
Kazakhstan	English	French
Kiribati	English	Spanish
Kuwait	English	French
Kyrgyzstan	English	Russian
Laos	English	Chinese
Latvia	English	German
Lebanon	English	French
Libya	English	French
Liechtenstein	English	Spanish
Lithuania	English	Spanish
Luxembourg	English	French
Madagascar	English	French
Malawi	English	French
Malaysia	English	Japanese
Maldives	English	Spanish
Mali	English	French
Malta	English	Spanish
Mauritania	English	French
Mexico	English	French
Moldova	English	German
Monaco	English	French
Mongolia	English	Korean
Montenegro	English	Spanish
Morocco	English	French
Mozambique	English	French
Myanmar	English	Japanese
Nepal	English	Japanese
Netherlands	English	Spanish
Nicaragua	English	French
Niger	English	French
Oman	English	French
Pakistan	English	Arabic
Panama	English	French
Paraguay	English	Portuguese
Peru	English	Portuguese
Poland	English	Spanish
Portugal	English	French
Qatar	English	Spanish
Romania	English	Spanish
Russia	English	German
Rwanda	English	French
San Marino	English	Italian
São Tomé and Príncipe	English	French
Saudi Arabia	English	French
Senegal	English	Spanish
Seychelles	English	Spanish
Singapore	English	Japanese
Slovakia	English	German
Somalia	English	Arabic
South Korea	English	Japanese
South Sudan	English	French
Spain	English	Spanish
Sri Lanka	English	Japanese
Sudan	English	French
Switzerland	English	French
Syria	English	German
Tajikistan	English	Russian
Thailand	English	Japanese
Timor-Leste	English	Portuguese
Togo	English	German
Tunisia	English	French
Türkiye	English	German
Turkmenistan	English	Russian
United Arab Emirates	English	French
Ukraine	English	German
Uruguay	English	Portuguese
Uzbekistan	English	Russian
Venezuela	English	Portuguese
Vietnam	English	Chinese
Yemen	English	French
Botswana	French	Spanish
Canada	French	Spanish
Eswatini	French	Spanish
Gambia	French	English
Ghana	French	Spanish
Kenya	French	Spanish
Lesotho	French	Spanish
Liberia	French	English
Mauritius	French	English
Nigeria	French	Spanish
Sierra Leone	French	Spanish
Tanzania	French	Swahili
Uganda	French	English
Vanuatu	French	English
Zambia	French	English
Zimbabwe	French	Spanish
Bosnia and Herzegovina	German	English
North Macedonia	German	English
Namibia	German	Spanish
Serbia	German	English
Slovenia	German	Spanish
Vatican City	Italian	English
Bhutan	Japanese	Korean
Brunei	Japanese	Chinese
Palau	Japanese	English
Philippines	Japanese	English
Antigua and Barbuda	Spanish	French
Australia	Spanish	French
Bahamas	Spanish	French
Barbados	Spanish	French
Belize	Spanish	English
Denmark	Spanish	German
Dominica	Spanish	French
Fiji	Spanish	French
Finland	Spanish	Finnish
United Kingdom	Spanish	French
Grenada	Spanish	French
Guyana	Spanish	English
Iceland	Spanish	English
Ireland	Spanish	Irish
Jamaica	Spanish	French
Marshall Islands	Spanish	Japanese
Micronesia	Spanish	Japanese
Nauru	Spanish	Chinese
New Zealand	Spanish	French
Norway	Spanish	Norwegian
Papua New Guinea	Spanish	English
Samoa	Spanish	French
Solomon Islands	Spanish	English
South Africa	Spanish	French
St. Kitts and Nevis	Spanish	French
St. Lucia	Spanish	French
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Spanish	French
Suriname	Spanish	English
Sweden	Spanish	Swedish
Tonga	Spanish	French
Trinidad and Tobago	Spanish	French
Tuvalu	Spanish	French
U.S.	Spanish	English

Aside from English, other popular languages include Spanish (#1 in 33 countries) and French (#1 in 16 countries). But there’s clearly an overwhelming preference.

According to Duolingo research, the top reasons people learn English are to support their education, connect with others, and boost their careers.

English’s journey to become the dominant global language goes all the way back to British colonialism that spread it around the world. Back then, other languages—also part of empires—competed for lingua franca status, like French and Spanish.

Rank	Language	Countries Where Language is #1 on Duolingo
1	English	134
2	Spanish	33
3	French	16
4	German	5
5	Japanese	4
6	Italian	1

However, with the Industrial Revolution, English gained economic influence, and after the U.S. emerged as a global superpower, it became the preferred language for trade.

American cultural exports—Hollywood movies, music, clothing brands—also increased the language’s prominence.

Learn More on the Voronoi App

Everyone may want to learn English but there is incredible language diversity in the world, even within nations. Check out: The Number of Living Languages Spoken in Each Country for a quick overview.

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