Exploring the world's languages with Language Explorer

Google DeepMind and Google Research launched Language Explorer, an interactive web platform that visualizes data across thousands of languages, built on Google's open-source LinguaMeta dataset as part of its 1,000 Languages Initiative. The tool is featured as an interactive installation in the Museum of Communication Berlin's new exhibition "Real Talk! Language. Power. World.", which runs through February 2028 and also appears at the Museum of Communication Frankfurt. Google says its language work now covers nearly 250 languages in Translate with around a trillion words translated monthly, and 900+ language varieties in Gboard, supported by grassroots data efforts Project Vaani in India and Project Waxal in Africa.

November 9, 2026 Daan van Esch, Senior Technical Program Manager, Google DeepMind and Uche Okonkwo, Senior Program Manager, Google Research Language Explorer, featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Communication in Berlin, Germany, lets you explore the world's linguistic diversity online through visualizations and data. Our world has a fascinating wealth of languages, and for over two decades, Google has been building language technologies https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/ai-for-every-language that cover as many languages as possible. In 2006, we started a small experiment with Google Translate, supporting just two languages https://research.google/blog/statistical-machine-translation-live/ English and Arabic at the time. Fast forward to today: nearly 250 languages are supported, with around a trillion words translated every month https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/translate/fun-facts-google-translate-20-years/ . Our commitment to linguistic diversity runs across products, all in service of our mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Building products that reflect the world's linguistic diversity takes far more than software engineering; it requires close collaboration with the communities we aim to serve, building in a way that's deeply aligned and respectful of local communities, heritage, history, values and context. This is why we've been working on grassroots initiatives like Project Vaani https://sites.research.google/languages/ india in India and Project Waxal https://research.google/blog/waxal-a-large-scale-open-resource-for-african-language-speech-technology/ in Africa, partnering with local organizations to collect thousands of hours of open speech data across underserved languages. But gathering this data is only one part of the journey. Preserving language vitality requires working closely with native speakers, academic institutions, and cultural organizations. Partnerships, such as our coalition with the Gates Foundation https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/progress/ai-for-good/language-commitment , ensure that modern digital tools reflect the nuances and authentic voices of their communities. Expanding language coverage responsibly also requires deeply understanding linguistic diversity on a global scale. This approach enables products like Gboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin , our Android keyboard, to support 900+ language varieties. To better appreciate the breadth and complexity of this speech diversity, we've been working on a tool to help visualize the world's linguistic diversity, inspired by earlier visualization initiatives like Google Earth https://earth.google.com/static/multi-threaded/versions/20261015 1200 RC02/index.html? data=MkEKPwo9CiExZWkzcmQwd0lBbmx2d1h1WlFOVHZ6OWZJNERBWjJpZncSFgoUMDcxMzE0NTg1RDJCOUNFNUVCNTIgAUICCABKCAiG2aCQBhAB . The Language Explorer https://sites.research.google/languages/language-explorer is an interactive web platform designed to let researchers, educators, and language enthusiasts discover and visualize linguistic diversity around the world. Developed as part of our 1,000 Languages Initiative https://sites.research.google/languages/ , the Language Explorer brings together data across thousands of languages, building on our open-source LinguaMeta dataset https://github.com/google-research/url-nlp/tree/main/linguameta . This week marks the opening of a new major exhibition at the Museum of Communication Berlin, Real Talk Language. Power. World. https://www.mfk-berlin.de/exhibition-real-talk/ Real Talk Sprache. Macht. Welt. featuring the Language Explorer as an interactive installation. The exhibition explores how language shapes identity, society, and technology across a multi-year run in Berlin through February 2028 and at the Museum of Communication Frankfurt https://www.mfk-frankfurt.de/english/ through September 2029 . The Language Explorer installation reflects our broader work to build AI and language technologies that serve everyone, regardless of what language they speak, read, or sign https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/devices/pixel/american-sign-language-sign-to-text-pixel-11/ . If you can't make it to the exhibition in person, you can explore the museum's themes via an online companion https://www.digitales-museum-fuer-kommunikation.de/expotizer-real-talk/ starting November 6th, or dive directly into the world's rich linguistic diversity online with the Language Explorer https://sites.research.google/languages/language-explorer .