Duolingo just released one of its most requested features ever—but it’ll only be available for a single month.
The feature gives anyone who had previously built a streak of more than 30 days, but then lost that streak by missing too many lessons, the chance to earn it back. That means anyone who skipped their French instruction for their wedding, on an international vacation, or while in labor will finally be able to stop lamenting their lost language learning glory to their friends. The event will run from June 1 to June 30.
While Duolingo does give users “streak freezes,” which allow habitual streak-havers to pause their lessons for a short period of time, this is the first time that the company has allowed users to revive a permanently lost streak. According to a press release, in the past year alone, tens of thousands of learners asked Duolingo for their streak back across social media in more than 80 countries.
The streak revival campaign comes as Duolingo is actively prioritising user growth in 2026. While announcing the company’s Q4 2025 results, CEO Luis von Ahn told investors that Duolingo’s goal is to achieve 100 million daily active users in the medium-term, essentially doubling its existing monthly active users. To achieve that, the company is focusing on giving subscribers of some of its lower-cost subscription plans access to AI tools that would otherwise be limited to higher-cost, premium paid plans.
So far, investors seem to be less than thrilled with the company’s direction in 2026: share prices are currently down 77% year-over-year (a decline that was kickstarted by the company’s infamous “AI-first” memo in April 2025).
Nevertheless, Duolingo is moving forward with its goal of expanding its user base—and giving learners the rare opportunity to restore their streak is one lever it’s pulling to drive that growth.
Here’s how to restore your own dead Duolingo streak:
- Anyone who has completed a streak of 30 days or more in the past will automatically be eligible for streak restoration. If you’re eligible, you should have received an email, push notification, or in-app ping.
- Locate the “restore streak” option inside the app. It’s available in multiple places: on the homescreen when you first open the app; through the profile banner; in the streak drawer; or via the floating action button on the left-hand side of the screen.
- Complete three lessons back-to-back in order to successfully recover the streak.
- You’re done!
