

"Language and culture are intrinsically connected and what happens in pop culture and media often influences trends in language and language learning," Duolingo spokesman Sam Dalsimer said in an email. President Moon Jae-in this week welcomed the additions, calling "Hangeul", the Korean alphabet, the country's "soft power." Just this week, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) added 26 new words of Korean origin to its latest edition, including "hallyu", or Korean wave, the term widely used to describe the global success of South Korean music, film, TV, fashion and food. South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy, has established itself as a global entertainment hub with its vibrant pop-culture, including the seven-member boy band BTS and movies such as Oscar winners " Parasite," a black comedy about deepening inequality, and " Minari," about a Korean immigrant family in the United States. Language learning app Duolingo Inc (DUOL.O) said the nine-part thriller, in which cash-strapped contestants play deadly childhood games in a bid to win 45.6 billion won ($38.19 million), had spurred both beginners and existing students hoping to improve their skills.ĭuolingo reported a 76% rise in new users signing up to learn Korean in Britain and 40% in the United States over the two weeks following the show's premiere. A sample of the market history data for Duolingo: language lessons can be found below.SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Interest in learning Korean has spiked since the launch of hit Netflix (NFLX.O) show " Squid Game", tutoring services reported, underscoring a growing global obsession with South Korean culture from entertainment to beauty products. Duolingo: language lessons has the current market position #44 by number of ratings. The current percentage of ratings achieved in last 30 days is 1.33%, percentage of ratings achieved in last 60 days is 2.85%. Duolingo: language lessons currently has 14,839,894 ratings with average rating value of 4.51. According to Google Play Duolingo: language lessons achieved more than 100,000,000 installs. A sample of the market history data for Cake - Learn English & Korean can be found below.Īndroid application Duolingo: language lessons developed by Duolingo is listed under category Education.

Cake - Learn English & Korean has the current market position #1003 by number of ratings. The current percentage of ratings achieved in last 30 days is 0.75%, percentage of ratings achieved in last 60 days is 1.29%. Cake - Learn English & Korean currently has 1,122,033 ratings with average rating value of 4.82.

According to Google Play Cake - Learn English & Korean achieved more than 100,000,000 installs. Android application Cake - Learn English & Korean developed by Cake Corp.
