App Industry Talent Intelligence · August 2026
E-learning Talent Trends
This page forms part of Neon River’s App Talent Intelligence Report August 2026 , which analyses employee growth and attrition across 185 leading app businesses in EMEA. The ranking below compares 13 e-learning companies, while the accompanying plot shows how growth and attrition vary across the sector.
E-learning Company Growth Rankings
E-learning apps include language-learning platforms and broader digital education services.
| Rank | Company | Employee growth | Attrition | EMEA headcount | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duolingo | 141% | 6% | 503 | US |
| 2 | Doping Hafıza | 41% | 37% | 41 | Türkiye |
| 3 | Knowunity | 23% | 48% | 125 | Germany |
| 4 | Lingokids | 18% | 16% | 182 | Spain |
| =5 | Mimo | 10% | 2% | 169 | Austria |
| =5 | Headway | 10% | 16% | 417 | Cyprus |
| 7 | Simply Piano | 8% | 10% | 209 | Israel |
| 8 | Busuu | 5% | 16% | 272 | UK |
| 9 | Quizlet | −2% | 24% | 87 | US |
| =10 | Edurino | −11% | 33% | 63 | Germany |
| =10 | Yousician | −11% | 40% | 110 | Finland |
| 12 | Babbel | −13% | 27% | 792 | Germany |
| 13 | Mondly | −22% | 26% | 40 | Romania |
E-learning Growth and Attrition
Duolingo recorded the highest employee growth among all 185 companies in the report, at 141%, while maintaining a low attrition rate of 6%. This is particularly notable given that Duolingo already has more than 500 employees in EMEA.
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