Tools · 2026-11-09

Language Explorer: Google's interactive map of the world's language diversity

Google has created a free online tool where anyone can explore how many languages exist in the world, through charts and data.

✨ What this tool is

Language Explorer is an interactive web platform from Google. It shows the world's linguistic diversity through visualizations and data. You can open it in a browser at sites.research.google/languages/language-explorer.

The tool is designed for researchers, educators and anyone interested in languages. It is built on LinguaMeta, an open dataset with information on thousands of languages.

📌 Why it matters

Google Translate started in 2006 with two languages: English and Arabic. Today it supports nearly 250 languages and translates around a trillion words every month.

Google also works to make its products reflect different languages. Gboard, the Android keyboard, supports more than 900 language varieties. To do this, Google works with local communities. Project Vaani in India and Project Waxal in Africa help collect thousands of hours of open speech recordings for languages that have received little attention.

🔹 Exhibition in Berlin

Language Explorer is also an interactive installation at the new exhibition Real Talk! Language. Power. World. (Real Talk! Sprache. Macht. Welt.) at the Museum of Communication in Berlin. The exhibition explores how language shapes identity, society and technology. It will run in Berlin through February 2028 and then at the Museum of Communication in Frankfurt through September 2029.

If you cannot visit in person, you can explore the exhibition's themes in an online companion starting November 6th. The link is on the Digitales Museum für Kommunikation exhibition page.

Sources: 🔗 Google Research Blog