Top 10 Companies in Asia-Pacific Online Language Learning Market

The Asia-Pacific Online Language Learning Market is projected to reach $22.5 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 23.6% during the forecast period 2023–2030. The growth of this market is driven by the increasing importance of English in business and professional areas, globalization and the growing need for communication across borders, and the growing e-learning market. However, the reluctance to accept foreign languages, including English, as a primary language for communication in some countries is expected to restrain this market’s growth. The increasing spending on the education sector and rising internet and mobile phone user base are expected to provide significant growth opportunities for stakeholders in this market. However, high capital expenditure in developing countries is a major challenge to the growth of this market. The flexible pricing structure and artificial intelligence & robot technology are major trends in the Asia-Pacific Online Language Learning Market.

Here are the top 10 companies operating in the Asia-Pacific Online Language Learning Market 

DUOLINGO, INC.

Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Pennsylvania, U.S., Duolingo provides language education platforms through mobile apps and websites for schools, universities, and individual learners. The company offers personalized game-like lessons, bite-sized lessons, flashcards, podcasts, and English tests for language proficiency assessment. In addition, the company’s incubator platform allows bi-linguists to share their knowledge about language to build new courses. Duolingo provides a wide range of products, including Duolingo for Schools, Duolingo English Test, Duolingo ABC, Duolingo Events, Duolingo Math, Podcasts, Stories, and Duolingo for Business. Additionally, the company also offers a wide range of language courses, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Turkish, Dutch, Swedish, Irish, Greek, Hebrew, Polish, Norwegian, Vietnamese, Danish, Romanian, High Valyrian, Esperanto, Swahili, Hungarian, Welsh, Ukrainian, Klingon, Czech, Hindi, Hawaiian, Indonesian, and Arabic. The company has a geographical presence across more than 20 countries.

BABBEL GMBH

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Babbel is a German subscription-based language learning software and an e-learning platform available in various languages. It offers online platforms centered around learning a language through real-life conversations. The company has created 13,000 hours of content and more than 50,000 lessons across 14 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Danish, Dutch, Indonesian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, and Turkish. Furthermore, the company provides bite-sized lessons, relevant vocabulary, interactive platforms with native speakers, and speech recognition technology for correct pronunciation.

Babbel’s language learning ecosystem consists of a self-study program, Babbel Live virtual classes, multiple audio formats, and the award-winning Babbel Podcasts, all grounded in an expert-led learning methodology. Babbel for Business offers corporate clients a language learning platform with the same expert-led foundation. The company offers its Babbel language learning app for web, iOS, and Android and for making learning 14 different languages from eight display languages easy. With offices in New York and Berlin, the company has 750 employees (including contracted didactics experts) and representatives from more than 68 nationalities.

ROSETTA STONE LTD. (A PART OF IXL LEARNING, INC.)

Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Virginia, U.S., Rosetta Stone, a subsidiary of IXL Learning, Inc. (U.S.), provides technology-based learning products. It operates through three categories: Individuals, Enterprise, and Schools. The company offers 25 languages to learn, including Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), French, Italian, German, English (American), English (British), Arabic, and Chinese (Mandarin). Additionally, Rosetta provides mobile apps with various speaking-focused lessons, features, and instantaneous pronunciation feedback.

Through its sales offices, R&D activities, operations, product distribution, and data centers, the company has a geographical presence across the U.S., Canada, France, Spain, China, Brazil, and the U.K. The company’s international distribution network is primarily managed through independent resellers across the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.

MEMRISE INC.

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in London, U.K., Memrise is a British language platform that uses the repetition of flashcards at intervals to increase the learning rate. It operates as an online learning platform that enables users to browse and learn languages, arts and literature, math and science, the natural world, history and geography, memory training, professional and careers, standardized tests, trivia, and entertainment.

Additionally, the platform helps teachers in creating courses and manage their classes. It offers 200 language combinations across 24 languages through the website, iOS, and Android apps. The company provides different language learning lessons, including Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Slovenian, etc. Additionally, it serves more than 40 million people in 189 countries to better themselves and connect with others.

BERLITZ CORPORATION (A PART OF BENESSE HOLDINGS INC.)

Founded in 1878 and headquartered in New Jersey, U.S., Berlitz provides language training and intercultural communication services for adults, kids, corporations, institutional students, governments, and schools. It is a subsidiary of Benesse Holdings, Inc. (Japan) and operates through five business segments: the Education Business in Japan, the Global Kodomo Challenge Business, Nursing Care and Childcare Business, Berlitz Business, and Others.

Berlitz offers corporate solutions, such as language, assessment, testing, multicultural environment, and leadership training services. It also provides individual programs, including individual language instruction, business communication skill training, and language programs for kids and teens through its summer programs, private tutoring, group programs, afterschool programs, and language solutions for governments and institutions. The company offers language classes across the U.S. and online language classes globally.

Meticulous Research in its latest publication on Asia-Pacific Online Language Learning Market has predicted the growth of 23.6% during the forecast year 2023-2030.

TRANSPARENT LANGUAGE, INC.

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in New Hampshire, U.S., Transparent Language is a language learning software company offering products to individual consumers and services for educational institutions and government agencies. The company uses technology in the research and practice of language learning and teaching to build solutions for U.S. Government agencies, organizations, public libraries, schools, and individuals. In April 2013, Transparent Language launched the 7000 Languages Project, an expanded effort to make its technology for language learning and teaching. It is freely available to the proponents and practitioners of under-resourced languages. The company offers Transparent Language Online, a software that employs a declarative first approach to language learning in the English language learning market. Additionally, the company offers its products to more than 12,000 libraries, corporate organizations, and educational institutions worldwide.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Founded in 1534 and headquartered in Cambridge, U.K., Cambridge University Press, a part of the University of Cambridge, is a publishing organization that supports innovation in learning and teaching and offers learning & research solutions. The company’s peer-reviewed publishing lists comprise over 53,000 titles covering academic research, professional development, over 350 research journals, school-level education, English language teaching, and bible publishing. The company operates in the English language learning market by offering English courses and supplementary materials for learners, teachers, educational institutions, and employers of all age groups via online, offline, and blended learning platforms.

The company has a direct presence through the company’s publishers across Singapore, Taiwan, India, Qatar, and Israel; through sales in Latin American countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Spain, the U.K., and Italy in Europe; and North America.

LINGUISTICA 360, INC.

Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Cambridge, U.S., Linguistica 360 is dedicated to creating original programs to provide an effective and innovative approach to studying languages. The company hosts weekly language learning shows and offers educational material. Linguistica mainly focuses on entertainment, information, and engagement. It offers various subscription levels, from an audio-only podcast to rigorous educational courses, including interactive transcripts, grammar and expressions lessons, grammar quizzes, and pronunciation for various languages, including English.

NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Beijing, China, New Oriental Education & Technology Group provides private educational programs, services, and products. The company’s primary products include English and other foreign language training, overseas and domestic test preparation courses, all-subjects after-school tutoring, primary and secondary school education, educational content and software, and online education. The company offers online education, content development & distribution, overseas study consulting services, preschool education, primary & secondary school education, and study tours. New Oriental operates in the English language learning market through its Educational Programs and Services and Books and Other Services segments and offers language training courses, mostly through the offline methodology. The company has a network of 104 schools, 1,465 learning centers, 12 bookstores, and access to a nationwide network of online and offline bookstores through 160 third-party distributors and over 41,400 teachers in 91 cities.

MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION, INC.

Founded in 1888 and headquartered in New York, U.S., McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. provides outcome-focused learning solutions focusing on curated content and digital learning tools and platforms. The company operates through four reportable segments: Higher Education, K-12, International, and Professional. The Higher Education segment offers adaptive digital learning tools, digital platforms, custom publishing solutions, and traditional printed textbook products. The K-12 segment offers blended print and digital solutions. The International segment offers products and services to educational, professional, and English language teaching markets. In the English language learning market, the company operates through the Higher Education, K-12, and International segments and offers digital learning and blended solutions such as ‘ELLevate English’ and ‘New Interactions’. The company has a direct presence through its regional hubs across the U.S., China, the U.K., Mexico, India, Canada, and Singapore.

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