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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001562088-25-000098"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DUOL"
cik: "0001562088"
company_name: "Duolingo, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T00:21:52.257693+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Duolingo Q1 revenue up 38% YoY to $230.7M, adds record DAUs, raises guidance

## Summary
- DAUs grew 49% YoY to 46.6M; paid subscribers surpassed 10M (up 40% YoY).
- Total bookings $271.6M (+38% YoY); subscription bookings $232.2M (+44%).
- Net income $35.1M (up 30% YoY); Adj EBITDA $62.8M (27.2% margin vs 26.3%).
- Raised FY25 bookings guidance midpoint to 29% YoY growth; Adj EBITDA margin raised to 28%.
- Dead Duo campaign generated 1.7B organic impressions; new Chess course; AI cost optimizations ahead of schedule.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001562088-25-000098
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DUOL
- cik: 0001562088
- company_name: Duolingo, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1562088/000156208825000098/0001562088-25-000098-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1562088/000156208825000098/duol-20250501.htm

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