LingQ

LingQ is a language-learning app that positions itself around a natural, immersive approach rather than traditional study or gamified drilling. Its homepage states it has 5M+ learners and offers 52 languages, and it lets learners immerse themselves in real-world content such as podcasts, books and TV shows, grow vocabulary through meaningful context, and track measurable progress. The platform is powered by AI tools that can turn content such as a Netflix show or a song into a lesson with transcripts, translations and audio. LingQ is built around comprehensible input, the method co-founder Steve Kaufmann has used to learn 20+ languages, and the company is led by co-founders Steve Kaufmann and CEO Mark Kaufmann.

LingQ is built around comprehensible input, the method co-founder Steve Kaufmann has used to learn 20+ languages. Co-founder Mark Kaufmann developed an interest in languages while travelling the world as a pro hockey player, and he took Steve's methods and designed LingQ to bring this approach to the masses. The company is led by co-founders Steve Kaufmann and CEO Mark Kaufmann, and its team includes web, front-end, iOS, Android and back-end developers.

A natural, immersive, comprehensible-input-based language-learning approach, contrasted with traditional methods and gamified drilling apps.

• LingQ language-learning app

  An app for learning languages through real-world content such as podcasts, books and TV shows, with vocabulary growth, progress tracking and AI-powered lesson creation.

• LingQ Importer

  A browser extension that automatically imports web pages, articles and video captions from sites like YouTube and Netflix into LingQ.

1. 1Learn Languages Online with Real Content | LingQ Language Applingq.com
2. 2About LingQ - Meet the team that makes it happenlingq.com
3. 3Press Room — About LingQlingq.com