---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-029790"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DUOL"
cik: "0001562088"
company_name: "Duolingo, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:53:54.373280+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Duolingo Q1 revenue $292M (+27% YoY), net income $43.5M, DAUs 56.5M (+21%)

## Summary
- Revenue $292.0M (+27% YoY); total bookings $308.5M (+14% YoY).
- Net income $43.5M (14.9% margin); Adj. EBITDA $83.4M (28.6% margin).
- DAUs 56.5M (+21% YoY); paid subscribers 12.5M (+21% YoY at period end).
- Free cash flow $147.8M (+43% YoY); repurchased >500K shares covering all 2025 dilution.
- No explicit forward guidance; reiterates medium-term goal of 100M DAUs by 2028.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-029790
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DUOL
- cik: 0001562088
- company_name: Duolingo, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1562088/000162828026029790/0001628280-26-029790-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1562088/000162828026029790/duol-20260504.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Duolingo, Inc. reported Q1 2026 results: revenue 292.0M, net income 43.5M.
  - Period: Q1 2026
  - Revenue: 292.0M
  - Net income: 43.5M
  - Result: reported results
  source text: User Metrics Q1 2025 Q1 2026 Daily Active Users 46.6M 56.5M 21% YoY Paid Subscribers 10.3M 12.5M at period end 21% YoY Financial Metrics Q1 2025 Q1 2026 Revenue $230.7M $292.0M 27% YoY Total Bookings $271.6M $308.5M 14% YoY Net Income $35.1M $43.5M 15.2% margin 14.9% margin Adjusted EBITDA $62.8M $83.4M 27.2% margin 28.6% margin Net Cash Provided by
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1562088/000162828026029790/0001628280-26-029790-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.