Localizely conducted research about the state of localization for 2022. The aim was to detect the current trends in software localization and areas for improvement.

The survey was conducted on 2,024 respondents of various occupations from all over the world.

Below you can find the results of the survey.

Number of target languages in projects

10 most popular target languages

• German (most popular)
• Spanish
• French
• Russian
• Italian
• Arabic
• Portuguese
• Dutch
• Chinese
• Japanese

Translating for regional languages (e.g. en-US)

Translation tools

Work with a language service provider

Machine Translation usage

Is localization prioritized enough in your company?

What do you aim to improve in 2023 with regard to localization?

• Quality (level, consistency, ...)
• Simplicity of workflows
• Level of scalability
• Speed
• Efficiency
• Cost

More information can be found in the original published article.