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Funnily enough, language learning app Duolingo reported a 216% increase in new US users learning Mandarin in January 2025 compared to the year prior. It was attributed to TikTok users hopping onto the ...

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Duolingo, the world’s most popular learning app, is adding a new subject to its curriculum: Chess. Now in early testing, the Chess course marks the company’s first new subject since launching ...

Duolingo launched a beta version of a chess course on Tuesday, April 22. The new, free course teaches users how each chess piece moves through short puzzles, lead by the app's in-game chess coach ...

Nicole Carpenter is a senior reporter specializing in investigative features about labor issues in the game industry, as well as the business and culture of games. Anyone who’s taken language ...

"Hola, ajedrez," means "Hello, chess" in Spanish. You've always been able to learn Spanish on Duolingo, and soon you'll be able to learn and practice chess on the language learning app, too.