---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-21-016602"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DUOL"
cik: "0001562088"
company_name: "Duolingo, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T15:04:11.485366+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Duolingo Q2 revenue $58.8M (+47% YoY); paid subscribers up 46% to 1.9M

## Summary
- Total bookings $64.5M (+30% YoY); subscription bookings $48.9M (+34%).
- MAUs 37.9M (-3% YoY), DAUs 9.1M (+2% YoY); paid subscribers 1.9M (+46%).
- Net loss $176K vs net income $40K a year ago; Adj. EBITDA $3.7M (+$1.4M).
- Q3 2021 guidance: bookings $63-66M, revenue $58.5-61.5M, adj. EBITDA loss $(12)-(8)M.
- FY2021 guidance: bookings $267-273M, revenue $236-242M, adj. EBITDA loss $(14)-(8)M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-21-016602
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DUOL
- cik: 0001562088
- company_name: Duolingo, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1562088/000162828021016602/0001628280-21-016602-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1562088/000162828021016602/duol-20210811.htm

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