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Living With Lily

Series · 2023 · Notable

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Duolingo's Living With Lily sitcom pilot passed 16 million views on YouTube.

Original · Duolingo
Living with Lily | meet Lily. or don't. she doesn't really care. #duolingo #funny #languagelearning
Duolingo on YouTube
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How it works
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Numbers

YouTube views of the pilot (live counter, one video)
16.1M
As of Oct 14, 2026 · YouTube · Duolingo / YouTube
Seed to peak proxy
13 days
Nov 7 ’23 to Nov 20 ’23
Platforms
5
Started on YouTube
Origin
Seeded
Education

Mechanics

  • Mascot personaPrimary
  • Mystery & lore
  • Platform jump

How it spread

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Duolingo released Living With Lily, ten one-minute episodes made with Loop, on YouTube on Nov. 7, 2023. Within weeks, users in three Theorist fan subreddits discussed its hidden lore, and Duolingo cited about 10.5 million views. The pilot now has over 16 million YouTube views.

Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.

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Timeline (8)

  1. November 2023

    Duolingo seed · Nov 7 ’23

    Duolingo published the Living With Lily pilot on YouTube; its award entry says TikTok launched at the same time.[3][2]

    Living with Lily | meet Lily. or don't. she doesn't really care. #duolingo #funny #languagelearning
    Open the first post ↗

  2. r/GameTheorists user platform jump · Nov 12 ’23

    An r/GameTheorists user suggested the show would make great theory material.[7]

  3. MediaPost peak proxy · Nov 20 ’23

    MediaPost interviewed Duolingo's Kat Chan, who cited about 10.5 million views and 100,000 new followers.[1]

    10.5M views
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Education
Region
US
YouTube views of the pilot (live counter, one video)
16.1M
As of Oct 14, 2026 · YouTube · Duolingo / YouTube
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. November 2023

    Duolingo seed · Nov 7 ’23

    Duolingo published the Living With Lily pilot on YouTube; its award entry says TikTok launched at the same time.[3][2]

    Living with Lily | meet Lily. or don't. she doesn't really care. #duolingo #funny #languagelearning
    Open the first post ↗

  2. r/GameTheorists user platform jump · Nov 12 ’23

    An r/GameTheorists user suggested the show would make great theory material.[7]

  3. MediaPost peak proxy · Nov 20 ’23

    MediaPost interviewed Duolingo's Kat Chan, who cited about 10.5 million views and 100,000 new followers.[1]

    10.5M views

  1. platform jump · Nov 25 ’23

  2. platform jump · Dec 9 ’23

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