Duolingo totally crushed it in Q2 2025. And wow, what a ride.
Okay, so here’s the thing: Duolingo, you know, the language app with the cute green owl? Yeah, they just blew past some analyst predictions. Their stock price? Shot up like 36-ish percent on a random Thursday, which feels kind of bonkers if you think about it. Then it settled down a bit to a cool 24%. Not exactly calm, but hey.
Oh, before I forget, there was this image of an owl that had me chuckling. Just peeking up, like, “Hey, don’t forget about me!”—classic Duolingo.
So, let’s talk numbers for a sec, even though they’re not usually my jam. Analysts thought Duolingo would make around $0.58 per share and rake in about $241 million. But no, Duolingo thought otherwise—went and got $252 million with profits hitting $0.91 per share. How? Don’t ask me. Magic? Who knows.
Daily users jumped 40%. That’s a lot of folks practicing, I guess. And 10.9 million are paying for this? It’s almost like they want to learn all the languages!
Asia is where things get spicy. Duolingo’s making waves over there. Especially China. But here’s a twist: The top-tier plan isn’t a thing there yet because, you know, AI rules and whatnot. But they’ve filed all the papers. So, fingers crossed or whatever, they’ll get a green light soon and then… boom, more money!
Even though the stock’s 30% under its peak, who’s complaining? Not me. Well, maybe someone is, but anyway. It’s skyrocketed 142% over the past year. Imagine if investments were people, and this one, oh boy, it’d be strutting around for sure.
In short, Duolingo’s still got it. Not exactly cheap stocks, but they’ve earned their stripes. Kudos to the owl.
And that’s all I got. Chaotic stock markets and all.
