press.babbel.comPress | Welcome to the Babbel press room

+B Learning with Babbel About Us Careers Press Inside Babbel Tech Blog Press Select country: USA Australia Austria Brazil Canada (EN) Canada (FR) France Germany Italy Spain Switzerland United Kingdom Press Welcome to the Babbel press room Releases Assets Contact Languages for all - Babbel reinforces leadership Berlin, 04/11/19 Babbel rounded off the 2018 financial year with well over €100 million in sales and expanding the US into its strongest sales market. With the company progressing at speed, now the company is strengthening its leadership: Babbel founder Markus Witte, previously co-CEO and Chairman of the Board, will take on... Read more New Academic Study Shows How Learning with Babbel Develops Conversational Skills in a New Language New York / Berlin, 25/07/19 Babbel, the world’s top-grossing language learning app, today released the results of an academic study, “Measuring Babbel’s Efficacy in Developing Oral Proficiency”1 conducted in collaboration with linguists based at Yale... Read more Learning with Babbel develops Spanish speaking, vocabulary and grammar skills New York, 10/01/19 Babbel, the world’s top-grossing language learning app, today released results of an academic study, “Learning Spanish with Babbel”1 conducted in collaboration with a research team at Michigan State University (MSU).... Read more Making the Learning Journey Real: Babbel Moves Into Language Travel Berlin, 30/11/18 Babbel, the world’s top-grossing language learning app, today announces that it will launch into the language travel market in 2019. The company wants to connect language learners with a curated... Read more Creative agency DO. partner with VICE Australia to take Babbel on globetrotting content series ’Date The World’ Berlin, 21/03/18 Announced today, language learning app Babbel, Creative Agency DO and youth media company VICE, have partnered to deliver a globe-trotting new video series called Date The World. Read more Babbel and Cambridge English Set the Pace in Online Language Assessment Berlin / London, 16/08/17 The Babbel English Test is available now as part of the Babbel back to work bundles for €59, and will be released separately in October 2017 at a cost of... Read more Make the Most out of Your Next City Trip With Babbel and TripAdvisor Berlin / London, 11/04/17 “Languages and traveling obviously go very well together,“ says Markus Witte, founder and CEO of Babbel. “TripAdvisor is an incredible site which is mainly driven by its users and the... Read more Julie Hansen Named CEO US of Babbel, the World’s Most Innovative Company in Education New York / Berlin, 12/01/17 Hansen’s appointment marks the startup’s commitment to make Babbel a household brand and continue its unparalleled success. With more than one million current paying subscribers and six-digit downloads per day,... Read more Speak the language like you’ve always wanted to — Babbel launches massive brand campaign Berlin, 31/10/16 “Babbel aims to get people speaking a new language as quickly as possible,” says Arne Schepker, CMO at Babbel. “Unlike buying a car, customers are more likely to make spontaneous... Read more A Semester of Spanish in 15 hours - New Study Examines Babbel New York / Berlin, 29/09/16 Key findings from The Babbel Efficacy Study are as follows: Read more Nosotros los Bandidos: Babbel Launches Spanish Lesson Based on Narcos New York, 05/09/16 The successful show based on the true story of the growth and spread of cocaine drug cartels across the globe, debuted its second season on September 2nd, available exclusively on... Read more Language-Learning App Babbel Hits One Million Customers New York, 17/02/16 Although Babbel recently published a large-scale survey into the motivations and learning habits of its users, this news marks the first time the company has disclosed such numbers. Read more Global Survey Reveals Why the World Learns Languages Online New York, 20/01/16 Among Americans the most popular languages to learn are Spanish (27 percent), followed by French (20 percent), and German (17 percent). According to those surveyed around the world, English tops... Read more Babbel Supports Refugee Initiatives in Large-Scale Campaign Berlin, 01/12/15 “We know exactly what our customers want from us,” explains Babbel Founder and CEO Markus Witte. “But in providing help to refugees, we find ourselves in completely new territory. That’s... Read more Funding Boost for Language App: Babbel Raises $22 Million New York, 08/07/15 Babbel, the leading app for language learning, today announces the successful completion of a $22 million investment round to drive further growth. The round is led by Scottish Equity Partners... Read more Speak 14 languages easily – Babbel launches app for Apple Watch New York, 21/04/15 Babbel, the app that makes language learning easy and affordable, today announces the launch of its app for Apple Watch. Wearables that control or monitor health or sports activity have... Read more Babbel Opens Offices in the United States New York, 28/01/15 Babbel, the market-leading language learning app experiencing 100 percent revenue growth year-on-year, is now expanding, opening its first office in the United States. Co-Founder and President of Babbel, Inc., Thomas... Read more International Survey From Babbel Finds Language Learning is the Most Kept New Year’s Resolution New York, 15/12/14 In 2014, language learning topped New Year’s resolution lists across U.S. and European markets with Americans in particular reporting a strong success rate. In fact, 62% of U.S. language learners... Read more Babbel Welcomes Russian as the 14th Language in Its Portfolio Berlin, 28/07/14 Babbel, the online service for language learning, now offers courses in Russian – the first language with non-latin characters to be added to the company’s portfolio. Russian’s cyrillic alphabet is... Read more Load more Subscribe to press news The Babbel Blog Our people, culture and teaching philosophy Go to Blog The Babbel Method Babbel app Babbel Magazine Babbel for Business Careers Press Inside Babbel Tech Blog Help / FAQ Babbel as a Gift © 2020 Lesson Nine GmbH Imprint Terms & Conditions Privacy Statement...