Duolingo (DUOL) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Duolingo has reported Research & Development for 7 years, with the latest figure at $92.2 million in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 25.15% year-over-year to $92.2 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $337.4 million, a 23.45% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $306.3 million, up 30.19% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $92.2 million for Q2 2026 at Duolingo, up from $83.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $92.2 million in Q2 2026, with the low at $29.8 million in Q1 2022.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $59.0 million, with a median of $53.0 million recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development jumped 55.96% in 2022, then gained 10.98% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $44.5 million in 2022, then advanced by 13.01% to $50.3 million in 2023, then soared by 32.11% to $66.4 million in 2024, then increased by 19.82% to $79.6 million in 2025, then rose by 15.89% to $92.2 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $92.2 million (Q2 2026), $83.0 million (Q1 2026), and $79.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.