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Wordly, the pioneer and leader in live AI translation and captions, announced it ranked No. 521 on the 2026 Inc. 5000,climbing 1,186 places from No. 1,707 a year ago. Among software companies, Wordly rose from No. 196 to No. 52, a 144-place jump, as demand grows for AI-powered multilingual communication across conferences, meetings, keynotes, breakouts, and other live experiences.
For the events industry, the growth reflects a broader shift in how organizers approach language access. What was once typically reserved for large international conferences and high-profile keynote sessions is increasingly being used across the full event lifecycle, from live sessions and audience engagement to post-event content localization.
Accelerated adoption of live AI translation and captions has pushed Wordly past the 1-billion-minute and 6-million-user milestones, fueling a 668% three-year growth. Along the way, the platform has saved customers more than $200 million versus traditional human interpretation.
The milestone coincides with shifting enterprise benchmarks. According to the 2026 State of AI Translation & Captions Report, 66% of enterprise event planners now report that live AI translation exceeds the quality of human interpreters, while cutting costs and eliminating logistics bottlenecks
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“Moving up to No. 52 validates a fundamental market shift,” said Lakshman Rathnam, Founder & CEO of Wordly. “Real-time multilingual content is no longer just something large industry conferences add when they need it. We’re seeing businesses, universities, and public agencies use it across meetings, town halls, training, and live events because multilingual communication has become part of their everyday operations.”
Wordly expanded its platform over the past year to support more of the event lifecycle, including:
The expansion reflects a broader move toward using AI translation not as a single event service, but as an always-on communication layer that can support audiences before, during, and after an event.
To learn more about the Wordly platform or to review the 2026 State of AI Translation Report, visit www.wordly.ai.
About the Inc 5000
Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent, not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies, as of December 31, 2025. The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2025 is $2 million.
The full Inc. 5000 list, honoree company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, can be found online at: www.inc.com/inc5000.
About Wordly
Wordly is the pioneer and market leader in live AI multilingual communication, delivering real-time translation, captions, transcripts, and summaries for meetings and events. Trusted by over 6 million users across 120+ countries, Wordly makes communication accessible, inclusive, and engaging across corporate, education, government, and non-profit sectors. To date, the platform has powered over 1 billion minutes of live multilingual translation. In 2026 Wordly was named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for the second consecutive year, ranking 521 overall and 52nd among software companies, recognizing its rapid growth, industry leadership, and expanding global impact.Learn more at www.wordly.ai.
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