Busuu

Also known as Busuu Ltd, busuu.com

Busuu is a language learning platform on web, Windows iOS and Android that allows users to interact with native speakers. In 2021, Chegg acquired Busuu for $436 million.

Key facts

Website.name: Busuu Ltd
Website.logo: Busuu-landscape-logo.svg
Website.screenshot: File:Busuu Homepage.png
Website.caption: Homepage of Busuu
Website.type: Language Learning
Website.company_type: Private
Website.language: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Korean
Website.language_count: 14
Website.founded: 28 January 2008
Website.country_of_origin: Spain
Website.location_city: London
Website.location_country: United Kingdom

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Busuu is a language learning platform on web, Windows iOS and Android that allows users to interact with native speakers. In 2021, Chegg acquired Busuu for $436 million.

==History== Busuu was founded in May 2008 by Bernhard Niesner and Adrian Hilti. The company launched with a free version of its website and opened its first office in Madrid. In 2009, Premium membership was introduced to access to all features on the platform and in 2010, the first Busuu mobile app was launched.