DUOL (Duolingo) Research & Development : $254.8 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Duolingo Research & Development?

Research & Development is the aggregate amount of research and development expenses during the year. Duolingo's Research & Development for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $70.4 Mil. Its Research & Development for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $254.8 Mil.

Duolingo Research & Development Historical Data

The historical data trend for Duolingo's Research & Development can be seen below:

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Duolingo Research & Development Chart

Duolingo Annual Data

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Research & Development

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53.02

103.83

150.44

194.35

235.30

Duolingo Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Research & Development	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															50.88	55.15	62.88	66.40	70.39

Duolingo Research & Development Calculation

This is the expense the company spent on research and development.

Research & Development for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $254.8 Mil.

Duolingo (NAS:DUOL) Research & Development Explanation

If competitive advantage is created by a patent or tech advantage, at some point it will disappear.

High R&D usually dictates high SG&A which threatens the competitive advantage.

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Duolingo Business Description

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DUOL:Mexico

Address

5900 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15206

Website

https://www.duolingo.com

Duolingo Inc is a technology company that develops a mobile learning platform to learn languages and is the top-grossing app in the Education category on both Google Play and the Apple App Store. Its products are powered by sophisticated data analytics and artificial intelligence and delivered with class art, animation, and design to make it easier for learners to stay motivated master new material, and achieve their learning goals. Its solutions include the Duolingo Language Learning App, Super Duolingo, Duolingo English Test: AI-Driven Language Assessment, Duolingo For Schools, Duolingo ABC, and Duolingo Math. It has four predominant sources of revenue; time-based subscriptions, in-app advertising placement by third parties, and the Duolingo English Test, and In-App Purchases.

Executives

Ahn Luis Von	director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO, Co-Founder	C/O ROOT, INC., 80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Severin Hacker	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Technology Officer,, other: Co-Founder	C/O DUOLINGO, INC., 5900 PENN AVE., PITTSBURGH PA 15206
Natalie Glance	officer: SVP, Engineering	C/O DUOLINGO, INC., 5900 PENN AVE., PITTSBURGH PA 15206
Robert Meese	officer: Chief Business Officer	C/O DUOLINGO, INC., 5900 PENN AVE., PITTSBURGH PA 15206
Gillian Munson	director	C/O XO GROUP INC., 195 BROADWAY, 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
James H Shelton	director	469 FLORIDA AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20001
Matthew Skaruppa	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O DUOLINGO, INC., 5900 PENN AVE., PITTSBURGH PA 15206
Stephen C. Chen	officer: General Counsel	C/O DUOLINGO, INC., 5900 PENN AVE., PITTSBURGH PA 15206
Sara Clemens	director	C/O PANDORA MEDIA, INC., 2101 WEBSTER STREET, #1650, OAKLAND CA 94612
Amy Bohutinsky	director	C/O ZILLOW GROUP, INC., 1301 SECOND AVENUE, FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
Durable Capital Partners Lp	10 percent owner	4747 BETHESDA AVENUE, SUITE #1002, BETHESDA MD 20814
Newview Capital Fund I, L.p.	10 percent owner	1290 HOWARD AVE, SUITE 319, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Ravi Viswanathan	10 percent owner	1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
Newview Capital Partners I, Llc	10 percent owner	1201 HOWARD AVENUE, SUITE 101, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Kpcb Digital Growth Founders Fund, Llc	10 percent owner	2750 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025