Babbel App
Guided learning with award-winning courses, podcasts, and more.
Driven by our purpose — creating mutual understanding through language — we build products that help people connect with others and experience the transformational power of language. Babbel takes on the role of a personal language coach, guiding learners toward real-life conversations in their target language.
The first language learning app with over 25 million subscriptions sold
60,000 lessons across 14 languages
Blending true linguistic expertise and the latest technology
Proven effectiveness by Michigan State University, Yale University and the City University of New York
Our Product
Total beginners
Babbel Speak’s guided, step-by-step scenarios help you practice speaking in real-life situations, right from the start. You might not think you’re ready, but getting started speaking as early as possible is going to give you a huge advantage in your language learning.
Leading the way in language learning
Did you know Babbel’s beginnings actually trace back to music? In 2007, co-founders Thomas Holl, Markus Witte, Lorenz Heine, and Toine Diepstraten were developing an online music platform when a casual conversation about learning Spanish revealed a surprising gap in the market.
Despite the abundance of language-learning CD-ROMs and textbooks, they discovered there was no online solution. As web developers, entrepreneurs, and curious minds, they had the skills and vision to address this need. More importantly, they were inspired by a mission: helping people learn and grow through language.
As the first online language-learning platform, Babbel continues to innovate and evolve - just like the languages we teach.
Recent Awards
GSV 150
Babbel among 150 Most Transformational Companies in Digital Learning, 2023
EdTechX
Babbel wins prestigious EdTechX Language Learning Award, 2023
Fast Company
Babbel named Most Innovative Language Learning Company, 2023
Offices
Berlin, Germany
Andreasstraße 72, 10243 Berlin, Germany
New York City, USA
475 Park Ave S, Fl 2 New York, NY 10016, United States
Babbel in the News
"Babbel is the all-around best choice."
"Babbel improved my German and Spanish conversation skills after one month."
"An actually motivational language-learning app. It assigns me seven activities each week with a satisfying activity tracker that fills up as I check off lessons."