A year in conversation | Speak Wrapped 2025

Fluency is built with other people.

In 2025, the Speak community showed what happens when learners commit to showing up. Whether just starting on their journey, or years into learning, they practiced conversations they actually wanted to have, repeated the same phrases until they felt natural, and made language a daily habit.

Together, that shared effort turned into billions of lines spoken, millions of hours practiced, and a year defined by consistency, connection, and real progress.

A year powered by practice

That shared commitment translated into an unprecedented amount of speaking practice.

In 2025, learners spoke 3.74 billion lines on Speak, an increase of 111 percent from 2024. Every line represented a moment of trying, correcting, and trying again.

Learners spent 19.6 million hours practicing in app, the equivalent of 2,241 consecutive years of learning, up 85 percent year over year. Language learning became something people returned to daily.

Across all languages and levels, learners started 231 million lessons, reflecting 108 percent growth from the previous year. Practice was deliberate and sustained throughout the year.

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Personalization became the default

This year marked a major shift in how learners shaped their own paths to fluency.

In 2025, learners created 80.3 million personalized lessons, a 154 percent increase from 2024. Instead of following static curricula, learners built lessons around their own goals, mistakes, and real-life situations.

That move toward personalization made practice more relevant and more repeatable, helping learners focus on the conversations they actually wanted to have.

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What learners practiced, together

The global Speak community gravitated toward the same moments of everyday communication.

In pronunciation practice, “for” became the most mispronounced word of the year, overtaking “really,” last year’s top contender. Small words continued to make a big difference in clarity and confidence.

In Free Talk, “new friend” was the most popular scenario, with over 17,000 starts. For many learners, speaking still begins with introducing yourself and finding common ground.

When it came to repetition, “quick catch up” was the most repeated lesson on Speak, with more than 1.75 million starts. Learners returned to it again and again to master the conversations that show up most often in daily life.

Consistency at every level

Behind every metric is a learner building a powerful habit.

Our top power user in Korea spent 2,013 hours learning in 2025, the equivalent of practicing nonstop for 84 straight days.

The longest active streak on Speak belongs to another learner in Korea, who reached 2,179 consecutive days of practice. That’s showing up every day for nearly six years straight.

Looking ahead

This year was built by our learners and their journey to fluency, one lesson at a time.

Learners showed up to connect with others, built habits that lasted, and put in the work required to become fluent. That collective effort is what shaped this year, and it’s what will continue to shape the future of Speak.

Your Speak Wrapped is live today in the Speak app! Thanks for spending your year speaking with us & we’ll see you for more conversations in 2026.