Duolingo pauses guidance updates amid unvalidated preliminary metrics
Duolingo says it has not completed its normal review and validation of preliminary internal data and is not providing or intending to provide additional or updated guidance at this time.
On August 18, 2026, during an in-person meeting with certain investors at the Company's offices, a screen in the meeting room inadvertently displayed information indicating that the DAU growth rate on August 17, 2026 was estimated to be 27.4% relative to the comparable day of the prior year and there had been similar estimated growth rates for the previous days in August.
The Company has not completed its normal review and validation of its preliminary internal data, and this information should not be read as indicative of the Company's expected results for Q3 2026 or any future period.
The Company's most recent guidance is set forth in its Q2 2026 shareholder letter dated August 5, 2026.
The Company is not providing any, and does not intend to provide, additional or updated guidance at this time.