language in the real world, in real situations, with real people. Learners can explore the award-winning courses in the app at their own pace and take live online language classes with expert teachers. And it works: Studies by linguists from institutions such as Michigan State University, Yale University and the City University of New York demonstrated the efficacy of Babbel’s language learning methods.

The key is a blend of humanity and technology. Babbel offers more than 60,000 lessons across 14 languages, hand-crafted by nearly 200 linguists and language experts, with user behaviours continuously analysed to shape and tweak the learner experience. This results in constantly adapting, interactive content with live classes, games, podcasts and videos that make understanding a new language easy, from Spanish to Indonesian.

The Babbel team is as diverse as its content. From its headquarters in Berlin and its U.S. office in New York, 1000 people from more than 80 nationalities represent the backgrounds, characteristics, and perspectives that make all humans unique. Babbel sold over 16 million subscriptions by creating a true connection with users.