LinguaLeo
Type of site
Online education
Available in
URLlingualeo.com
RegistrationFree (paid subscription available)
Launched1 March 2010 (2010-03-01)
Current statusPublic

LinguaLeo is an English language learning platform for Russian, Turkish, and Brazilian Portuguese speakers. As of September 2020, it reported 23 million users.[1] LinguaLeo is available on the web, as Android,[2] iOS,[3] Windows Phone apps,[4] and as a browser extension.[5][6]

Mechanics

The app assesses the user's language skills through a test and provides a personalized training program with grammar exercises and lessons to expand the vocabulary and improve understanding of written texts and spoken language.[7][8] The app library includes over 200,000 real-world materials to study: media articles, news, TED Talks,[9] songs, videos, stories, and jokes.[7][10] To additionally motivate the users, LinguaLeo adds gamification mechanics through interaction with the app's mascot Leo the Lion.[10]

LinguaLeo is available as an Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and web applications,[7] and a browser extension. The data is synchronized across all devices.[11] A paid subscription provides access to extra courses, tutorials, interactive trainings, and allows to add unlimited number of words to the personal dictionary.[11]

History

LinguaLeo was launched as a web application in March 2010 by Russian entrepreneur Aynur Abdulnasurov and his four-person development team. The initial investments totaled $120,000.[12][5][13] In November 2010, the startup raised $200,000 in seed money from private investors.[13] From May to November 2021, LinguaLeo userbase grew from 90,000 to 500,000 users. It was considered one of the most prominent Russian startups[14] and won a Russian Venture Company competition in 2011.[15] By late 201, LinguaLeo reached the breakeven point.[16]

In 2012, LinguaLeo released its iOS, Android, and Windows Phone apps and reached 1,5 mil users.[7] It also received a $3 million investment from Runa Capital.[6][17] In December 2012, the company was rated first in the Russian Startup Rating.[18] In 2013, the company expanded to the Brazilian market. In Q4 2013, it reported 7 million users worldwide.[19] The Next Web named LinguaLeo the best Russian startup of 2013, and Microsoft named it the best Windows Phone app of 2014.[20][21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ""During quarantine, the load increased 5 times, but we were ready." How Lingualeo moved to PostgreSQL with 23 million users". Prog.world. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Android app". Google Play.
  3. ↑ "КоммерсантЪ TOP-100 Mobile Apps Pack: Apple iOS". Kommersant. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nokia Conversations Software pack 40". conversations.nokia.ru. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 Anna, Kasyan; Daniil, Antonov (18 May 2012). Стартап в Москве — дороже, банальнее и никакой романтики. Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  6. 1 2 Kodachigov, Valery (2014-06-14). "Runa Capital вложилась в сервис онлайн-изучения английского языка". Vedomosti (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Lavrentyeva, Natalya (14 June 2012). "Runa Capital инвестировал $3 млн в сервис изучения английского языка". cnews.ru (in Russian). Cnews. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Aynur Abdulnasyrov CEO & Founder of LinguaLeo Tools for learning foreign languages". rbth.com. Russia Beyond The Headlines. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "LinguaLeo partners with "TED Talks" to provide language resources for members". Sk.ru. July 21, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Разработчики LinguaLeo: История наполовину пермского стартапа". Properm.ru (in Russian). 21 November 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  11. 1 2 Mikhaylenko, Sergey (3 September 2014). "LinguaLeo выпустил программу подготовки к TOEFL и обновил мобильные приложения". apple-iphone.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Krauzova, Elena (7 October 2014). "Предприниматель Айнур Абдулнасыров: язык до IPO доведет?". Firrma.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  13. 1 2 Avshalumova, Rimma (29 March 2013). Английскому научит интернет. Vedomosti (in Russian). Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Pruffi: 30 самых перспективных стартапов Рунета и IT". Slon.ru (in Russian). Pruffi. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  15. ↑ Веб-сервис для изучения иностранных языков победил в конкурсе РВК. ria.ru (in Russian). RIA-Novosti. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  16. ↑ Zhuravleva, Alena (12 December 2012). "Lingualeo стал лауреатом премии "Стартап года" 2011 в номинации "Выбор зрителей" и финалистом премии в номинации "Глобальный стартап"". mskit.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Учить английский язык с LinguaLeo теперь можно на Android". Ferra.ru (in Russian). 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  18. ↑ "Опубликован рейтинг российских стартапов RUSSIAN STARTUP RATING 2012". Rusbase.vc (in Russian). 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "Вице-президент Evernote стал операционным директором Lingualeo". Firrma.ru (in Russian). 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "Take a moment to meet and congratulate the winners of The Next Web's European Startup Awards 2013". TNW. March 26, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  21. ↑ Lashkov, Alexandr (24 June 2014). "Сервис для изучения языков LinguaLeo возглавит бывший топ-менеджер Evernote". ria.ru (in Russian). Siliconrus.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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