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Share of the global language services market by region 2018
Distribution of the global language services market in 2018, by region
by E. Mazareanu,
last edited
Aug 23, 2019
Given its diverse range of languages and high level of economic development, it is perhaps not surprising that Europe is home to the largest language services market in the world, comprising almost half of the global market.
Language services globally
The language services market covers a broad range of activities, from language instruction to professional translation services to localization and voice-over services for media such as film, television and video games. With the world becoming increasingly interconnected through technology, this market has more than doubled since 2009, with an expected global value of almost 50 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. And, there is good reason to expect this market to continue growing – especially given that the market share of the Asia Pacific region is relatively low, yet the region is home to five of the ten most commonly spoken languages in the world.Machine translation
Technology is playing an increasingly important role in the language services industry. Machine translation, which is the process of using software to translate from one language to another, is a fast-growing field that is expected to more than triple in size from 2017 to 2024. Accordingly, the two largest providers in the global language services market – Transperfect and Lionbridge – are investing heavily in this area, offering software based ‘artificial intelligence’ translation in conjunction with their more traditional translation services.Distribution of the global language services market in 2018, by region
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by E. Mazareanu,
last edited
Aug 23, 2019
Given its diverse range of languages and high level of economic development, it is perhaps not surprising that Europe is home to the largest language services market in the world, comprising almost half of the global market.
Language services globally
The language services market covers a broad range of activities, from language instruction to professional translation services to localization and voice-over services for media such as film, television and video games. With the world becoming increasingly interconnected through technology, this market has more than doubled since 2009, with an expected global value of almost 50 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. And, there is good reason to expect this market to continue growing – especially given that the market share of the Asia Pacific region is relatively low, yet the region is home to five of the ten most commonly spoken languages in the world.Machine translation
Technology is playing an increasingly important role in the language services industry. Machine translation, which is the process of using software to translate from one language to another, is a fast-growing field that is expected to more than triple in size from 2017 to 2024. Accordingly, the two largest providers in the global language services market – Transperfect and Lionbridge – are investing heavily in this area, offering software based ‘artificial intelligence’ translation in conjunction with their more traditional translation services.- Show sources information
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Statistics on "Language services in the U.S."
- Market overview
The most important statistics
- Market size of the global language services industry from 2009 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)Market size of the global language services industry 2009-2021
- Distribution of the global language services market in 2018, by regionShare of the global language services market by region 2018
- Projected market size of the North American language services market from 2015 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Projected revenue North American language services market 2015-2019
- Projected market size of the European language services market from 2015 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)*Projected revenue European language services market 2015-2019
- The most spoken languages worldwide (native speakers in millions)The most spoken languages worldwide
- Market segmentation
The most important statistics
- Machine translation market size worldwide, from 2016 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)Machine translation market size worldwide 2016-2024
- Value of the global and North American voiceover market in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Global voiceover market value in 2017
- Distribution of the voiceover market worldwide in 2017, by industry Global voiceover market share 2017, by industry
- Global service providers
The most important statistics
- Leading global language service providers (LSP) in 2018, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)Global language service providers ranked by revenue 2018
- Revenue of TransPerfect from 2016 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Revenue of TransPerfect 2016-2018
- Revenue of Lionbridge Technologies from 2009 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Revenue of Lionbridge Technologies from 2009 to 2018
- Revenue of RWS Holdings from 2016 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Revenue of RWS Holdings 2016-2018
- Revenue breakdown of RWS Holdings from 2014 to 2018, by business segment (in million U.S. dollars)RWS Holdings' revenue share by segment 2014-2018
- Revenue of SDL worldwide from 2009 to 2018 (in million GBP)Revenue of SDL worldwide 2009-2018
- Revenue distribution of SDL worldwide in 2018, by segment (in million GBP) Revenue distribution of SDL worldwide by segment 2018
- Revenue of LanguageLine Solutions from 2016 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Revenue of LanguageLine Solutions 2016-2018
- U.S. market
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- Industry revenue of “translation and interpretation services“ in the U.S. from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. Dollars)Industry revenue of “translation and interpretation services“ in the U.S. 2011-2023
- Size of the over-the-phone language interpreting market in the United States from 2012 to 2018 (in million euros)Over-the-phone interpreting market size in the U.S. 2012-2018
- Leading language service providers (LSP) in the United States in 2018, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. language service providers ranked by revenue 2018
- States with the highest employment in interpreting and translating services in the United States as of May 2018States with the most employed interpreters and translators in the U.S. 2018
- Number of employees in interpreting and translating services in the United States from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s)*Number of interpreters and translators in the U.S. 2012-2018
- States with the highest wages in interpreting and translating services in the United States as of May 2018 (in U.S. dollars)States with the best paid interpreters and translators in the U.S. 2018
- Mean hourly wage of interpreters and translators in the United States from 2013 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*Mean hourly wage of interpreters and translators in the U.S. 2013-2018
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Statistics on "Language services in the U.S."
- Market size of the global language services industry from 2009 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of the global language services market in 2018, by region
- Projected market size of the North American language services market from 2015 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Projected market size of the European language services market from 2015 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)*
- The most spoken languages worldwide (native speakers in millions)
- Machine translation market size worldwide, from 2016 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Value of the global and North American voiceover market in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of the voiceover market worldwide in 2017, by industry
- Leading global language service providers (LSP) in 2018, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)
- Revenue of TransPerfect from 2016 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Revenue of Lionbridge Technologies from 2009 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Revenue of RWS Holdings from 2016 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Revenue breakdown of RWS Holdings from 2014 to 2018, by business segment (in million U.S. dollars)
- Revenue of SDL worldwide from 2009 to 2018 (in million GBP)
- Revenue distribution of SDL worldwide in 2018, by segment (in million GBP)
- Revenue of LanguageLine Solutions from 2016 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Industry revenue of “translation and interpretation services“ in the U.S. from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. Dollars)
- Size of the over-the-phone language interpreting market in the United States from 2012 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Leading language service providers (LSP) in the United States in 2018, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)
- States with the highest employment in interpreting and translating services in the United States as of May 2018
- Number of employees in interpreting and translating services in the United States from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s)*
- States with the highest wages in interpreting and translating services in the United States as of May 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Mean hourly wage of interpreters and translators in the United States from 2013 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*
- Average cost of English language tuition per month in 2015, by country (in U.S. dollars)*
- Income (loss) of Lionbridge Technologies from 2009 to 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of English language learning student weeks by country in 2017
- Number of employees of Lionbridge Technologies from 2009 to 2015*
- Revenue of the global English language learning market from 2013 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of English language learning student weeks by country in 2017
- External revenue distribution of SDL worldwide in 2018, by region
- Distribution of English language learning revenue in 2017, by country
- Revenue of global destinations to learn the English language in 2017, by country (in million U.S. dollars)
- Total revenue of the testing and educational support industry in the United States from 2013 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Proportion of requests for language services in courts and tribunals in England and Wales in 2013, by language*
- Proportion of requests for language services in courts and tribunals in England and Wales in 2014, by region*
- Market share of projected global language services market* in 2011, by geographical region
- Projected size of the African language services* market from 2010 to 2014 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Industry revenue of »translation and interpretation activities« in Bulgaria from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. Dollars)
- Translation and interpretation activities revenue in Norway from 2010 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Translation and interpretation activities revenue in Hungary from 2010 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Revenue of translation and interpretation services (EFIS (NACE) 7430) in Turkey from 2009 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Industry revenue of »translation and interpretation activities« in Romania from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. Dollars)
- Industry revenue of »translation and interpretation activities« in Croatia from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. Dollars)
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