Social:LinguaLeo

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Short description: English language learning service
LinguaLeo
Lingualeo.png
Type of site
Online education
Available in
Websitelingualeo.com
RegistrationFree (paid subscription available)
Launched1 March 2010; 13 years ago (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" (in en-US). 2020-08-17. https://prog.world/during-quarantine-the-load-increased-5-times-but-we-were-ready-how-lingualeo-moved-to-postgresql-with-23-million-users/. 
  2. ↑ "Android app". Google Play. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lingualeo.android. 
  3. ↑ "КоммерсантЪ TOP-100 Mobile Apps Pack: Apple iOS". 10 May 2010. http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1917606. Retrieved 9 October 2014. 
  4. ↑ "Nokia Conversations Software pack 40". 5 February 2012. http://conversations.nokia.ru/2012/02/nokia-conversations-software-pack-30/. Retrieved 9 October 2014. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Anna, Kasyan; Daniil, Antonov (18 May 2012). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in Russian). http://www.forbes.ru/svoi-biznes/startapy/82146-startap-v-moskve-dorozhe-banalnee-i-nikakoi-romantiki. Retrieved 9 October 2014. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kodachigov, Valery (2014-06-14). "Runa Capital вложилась в сервис онлайн-изучения английского языка" (in Russian). http://www.vedomosti.ru/tech/news/1847889/investiroval_v_obrazovanie. Retrieved 2014-10-09. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Lavrentyeva, Natalya (14 June 2012). "Runa Capital инвестировал $3 млн в сервис изучения английского языка" (in Russian). Cnews. http://biz.cnews.ru/news/top/index.shtml?2012%2F06%2F14%2F492894. Retrieved 9 October 2014. 
  8. ↑ "Aynur Abdulnasyrov CEO & Founder of LinguaLeo Tools for learning foreign languages". Russia Beyond The Headlines. 14 June 2012. http://rbth.com/30under30/profiles/aynur_abdulnasyrov. Retrieved 12 October 2014. 
  9. ↑ "LinguaLeo partners with "TED Talks" to provide language resources for members". Sk.ru. July 21, 2014. https://old.sk.ru/news/b/press/archive/2014/07/21/lingualeo-partners-with-_1c20_ted-talks_1d20_-to-provide-language-resources-for-members.aspx. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Разработчики LinguaLeo: История наполовину пермского стартапа" (in Russian). 21 November 2012. http://properm.ru/news/internet/49969/. Retrieved 12 October 2014. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mikhaylenko, Sergey (3 September 2014). "LinguaLeo выпустил программу подготовки к TOEFL и обновил мобильные приложения" (in Russian). http://www.apple-iphone.ru/news/lingualeo-vypustil-programmu-podgotovki-k-toefl-i/#more-15672. Retrieved 9 October 2014. 
  12. ↑ Krauzova, Elena (7 October 2014). "Предприниматель Айнур Абдулнасыров: язык до IPO доведет?" (in Russian). http://firrma.ru/data/articles/3763/?sphrase_id=9942. Retrieved 12 October 2014. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Avshalumova, Rimma (29 March 2013). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in Russian). http://www.vedomosti.ru/career/news/10575711/anglijskomu_nauchit_internet. Retrieved 12 October 2014. 
  14. ↑ "Pruffi: 30 самых перспективных стартапов Рунета и IT" (in Russian). Pruffi. 29 March 2013. http://slon.ru/biz/startup-rating-2013/. Retrieved 9 October 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in Russian). RIA-Novosti. 1 July 2012. http://ria.ru/nano_news/20110701/396357291.html. 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"" (in Russian). http://www.mskit.ru/news/n111388/. Retrieved 12 October 2014. 
  17. ↑ "Учить английский язык с LinguaLeo теперь можно на Android" (in Russian). 11 December 2012. http://www.ferra.ru/ru/games/news/2012/10/25/LinguaLeo-Android/. Retrieved 25 November 2012. 
  18. ↑ "Опубликован рейтинг российских стартапов RUSSIAN STARTUP RATING 2012" (in Russian). 11 December 2012. http://rusbase.vc/news/opublikovan-rejting-rossijskih-startapov-russian-startup-rating-2012/. Retrieved 12 October 2014. 
  19. ↑ "Вице-президент Evernote стал операционным директором Lingualeo" (in Russian). 18 February 2014. http://firrma.ru/data/news/2531/. 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. https://thenextweb.com/news/here-are-all-the-winners-of-the-next-webs-startup-awards-europe-2013. 
  21. ↑ Lashkov, Alexandr (24 June 2014). "Сервис для изучения языков LinguaLeo возглавит бывший топ-менеджер Evernote" (in Russian). Siliconrus.com. http://siliconrus.com/2014/06/lingualeo-stavisky/. Retrieved 12 October 2014. 

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