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Duolingo Push

Campaign · 2019

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Duolingo's fake owl reminder service drew a producer-reported 7 million video views.

Original · Duolingo

Duolingo

@duolingo · Mar 26, 2019

👀

18.3K825
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emilia

@randomchambie · Apr 1, 2019

The duolingo owl waiting to attack when it's 11:59pm and I still haven't done my daily lesson

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Duolingo

@duolingo · Apr 1, 2019

The moment you've all been d̶r̶e̶a̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ waiting for... Introducing Duolingo Push! We're taking notifications out of your phone and into the real world. Yup: Duo the Owl will literally show up to remind you to practice so you never miss a lesson. 👉 push.duolingo.com

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2+2=5

@elfrito · Apr 1, 2019

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Euan!

@HeyItsEuan · Apr 1, 2019

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Official Duolingo Push share image, showing Duo in a doorway below the campaign name.
Duolingo
Introducing Duolingo Push
Duolingo on YouTube
👀
@duolingo on X
Never Say No To Duolingo Push — Coub
Coub / Koridai011
Duolingo's Cute Owl Mascot Is a Ruthless, Terrifying Sociopath with Nothing to Lose
VICE

Spread Score

How it works
Reach15Contagion20Breadth20VelocityNo data yetLongevityNo data yet18

Numbers

Campaign total; undated entrant snapshot, self-reported
7.7M
Self-reported · Duolingo / The Shorty Awards
Peak proxy date
Week of Apr 7, 2019
Mar 31 ’19 to Week of Apr 7, 2019
Platforms
4
Started on YouTube
Origin
Mixed
Education

Mechanics

  • Mystery & lore
  • TransgressionPrimary
  • Response chain
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

Duolingo released a fake reminder-service video and cross-posted it; Twitter replies and Coub remixes followed. It reported record monthly usage and revenue. Its brand-search high is a peak proxy.

Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.

Jan ’19AprMayApr ’20DecJun ’21DecOct ’22Oct ’23Oct ’24Oct ’25Jun ’26DuolingoStarts · Mar 31 ’19Peak proxyWeek of Apr 7, 2019DuolingoMar 26 ’19DuolingoApr 1 ’19VICEApr 1 ’19XYouTubeOpen webPress
XYouTubeOpen webPress

Timeline (15)

  1. March 2019

    Duolingo precursor · Mar 26 ’19

    Duolingo teased a doorway image of Duo with the words Coming soon.[1][2]

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    Open the first post ↗
  2. Duolingo seed · Mar 31 ’19

    Duolingo quietly released its finished Push video on YouTube the evening before the wider launch.[2][3]

    Introducing Duolingo Push
  3. April 2019

    Duolingo owner response · Apr 1 ’19

    Duolingo launched the landing page and posted the video on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.[4][5][6][2]

  1. platform jump · Apr 1 ’19

  2. press · Apr 1 ’19

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Every number (10)

  • Seed only; producer recalled this milestone, not a live counter“the video hit 7 million views”
    7M[20]

Press (3 outlets)

  1. Mar 31, 2019same day9to5Google · Roundup: All the April Fools' announcements from Alphabet, Google, and more

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Education
Region
US
Campaign total; undated entrant snapshot, self-reported
7.7M
Self-reported · Duolingo / The Shorty Awards
Evidence
Grade B

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