Global Language Services Market 2025-2035
Description
Language Services Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Service Type (Translation Services, Localization Services, Interpreting Services, Subtitling, Captioning, and Others) and by End-User (BFSI, IT and Telecom, Media and Entertainment, Retail and E-commerce, Healthcare, Government, Education, Travel and Transport, and Others) Forecast Period (2025-2035)
Industry Overview
Language services market was valued at $71.8 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $119.1 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 5.1% during the forecast period (2025–2035). Language services are becoming more essential as international trade increasingly moves towards intangible, cross-border services. Language services constitute a dynamic and niche field, spurred by forces such as globalization, digitalization, and the need for effective multilingual communication. The market is witnessing strong growth and is poised to grow further, reflecting the growing significance of services in international trade and pointing to a trend towards greater interconnection. Additionally, the World Trade Organization (WTO) statistics highlight the increasing importance of services in global trade, underscoring the role of language services in facilitating international growth and overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers.
According to the WTO 2024, it shows that illustrates how the rise of services is reshaping the global economy and strengthening the demand for language services:
Technological Developments in AI and NLP
Growth in the market is driven primarily by advancements in AI and NLP, which are improving translation accuracy, scalability, and efficiency across languages such as Vietnamese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, and Arabic, among others. The most recent innovation highlighting this trend is that, in June 2025, DeepL enhanced its global business connection and document translation functionality with the introduction of the Vietnamese, Hebrew, Thai, Traditional Chinese, and Arabic languages, increasing the number of languages supported to 36, allowing businesses to break down communication barriers and foster international growth. It additionally supports all languages, offering enhanced accuracy and equivalence throughout the platform.
Digital Transformation
The embedding of interpretation and translation features in web, mobile, and enterprise software is driving market expansion through enhanced accessibility and efficiency. For instance, in June 2025, TransPerfect unveiled the TransPerfect Interpretation App, which enables users to communicate with a live, professionally trained interpreter on web, iOS, Android, and Microsoft platforms. The app covers more than 200 languages, including American Sign Language, and is best suited for a range of industries, from hospitals and medical providers to financial institutions, law firms, retail outlets, and first responders.
Market Segmentation
IT and telecom industries play a considerable role in the language services market by offering multilingual customer support, translating technical documentation and localizing it, modifying software interfaces and content to suit cultural and linguistic requirements, enabling global markets, and leveraging AI-based technologies such as chatbots and virtual assistants with NLP capabilities to improve customer service and automate interactions. Additionally, the increasing convergence of IT and Telecom infrastructure with healthcare platforms is fueling market growth since high-speed networks support real-time multilingual communications and enhance patient-provider interactions.
The global language services is further divided by region, including North America (the US and Canada), Europe (the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, and the Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, ASEAN Countries, and the Rest of Asia-Pacific), and the Rest of the World (the Middle East & Africa, and Latin America).
Growth in Immigration and Cross-Border Workforce In North America
The increasing migration within the US and Canada is increasing the demand for multilingual support in the legal, healthcare, and educational sectors. For instance, in July 2025, CT Language extended professional translation and localization solutions across North America, aiding organizations and individuals in both Canada and the US. Praised for its commitment to quality, speedy turnaround, and in-depth industry expertise, the company offers multi-faceted services that include legal, medical, technical, and marketing translations. Every project is handled by native-speaking specialists and reviewed extensively to ensure accuracy and compliance with local norms.
Asia-Pacific Continues Robust Market Position
Asia-Pacific accounts for a substantial proportion, as the growth of the market is led by India's adoption of local languages in official platforms, following government initiatives worldwide to make governments linguistically accessible, thus raising the need for professional translation, interpretation, and transcription services. For instance, in February 2025, the Indian Government implemented the expansion of translation services to six new languages in Parliament, including Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Urdu, and Sanskrit, with the target to include all 22 officially recognized languages in the future.
Market Player Outlook
The global language services market is characterized by the presence of leading companies such as Keywords Studios Ltd., LanguageLine Solutions, RWS Holdings PLC, Sorenson Communications, and TransPerfect Global, Inc. Industry players are actively pursuing strategic initiatives, including partnerships, collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, to diversify service offerings, strengthen global reach, and drive long-term growth.
Recent Developments
Industry Overview
Language services market was valued at $71.8 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $119.1 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 5.1% during the forecast period (2025–2035). Language services are becoming more essential as international trade increasingly moves towards intangible, cross-border services. Language services constitute a dynamic and niche field, spurred by forces such as globalization, digitalization, and the need for effective multilingual communication. The market is witnessing strong growth and is poised to grow further, reflecting the growing significance of services in international trade and pointing to a trend towards greater interconnection. Additionally, the World Trade Organization (WTO) statistics highlight the increasing importance of services in global trade, underscoring the role of language services in facilitating international growth and overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers.
According to the WTO 2024, it shows that illustrates how the rise of services is reshaping the global economy and strengthening the demand for language services:
- In 2024, world trade in goods and commercial services grew by 4%, reaching US $32.2 trillion, following a 2% decline in 2023.
- It indicates that trade in services rose 10%, significantly outpacing goods (which grew just 2%).
- As a result, the share of services in global trade climbed to 27.2%, the highest level since 2005, since international business transactions, contracts, and customer interactions increasingly cross linguistic borders.
Technological Developments in AI and NLP
Growth in the market is driven primarily by advancements in AI and NLP, which are improving translation accuracy, scalability, and efficiency across languages such as Vietnamese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, and Arabic, among others. The most recent innovation highlighting this trend is that, in June 2025, DeepL enhanced its global business connection and document translation functionality with the introduction of the Vietnamese, Hebrew, Thai, Traditional Chinese, and Arabic languages, increasing the number of languages supported to 36, allowing businesses to break down communication barriers and foster international growth. It additionally supports all languages, offering enhanced accuracy and equivalence throughout the platform.
Digital Transformation
The embedding of interpretation and translation features in web, mobile, and enterprise software is driving market expansion through enhanced accessibility and efficiency. For instance, in June 2025, TransPerfect unveiled the TransPerfect Interpretation App, which enables users to communicate with a live, professionally trained interpreter on web, iOS, Android, and Microsoft platforms. The app covers more than 200 languages, including American Sign Language, and is best suited for a range of industries, from hospitals and medical providers to financial institutions, law firms, retail outlets, and first responders.
Market Segmentation
- Based on the service type, the market is segmented into translation services, localization services, interpreting services, subtitling, captioning, and others (training, editing, and terminology services).
- Based on the end-user, the market is segmented into BFSI, IT and telecom, media and entertainment, retail and e-commerce, healthcare, government, education, travel and transport, and others (automotive, commercial, education, and manufacturing).
IT and telecom industries play a considerable role in the language services market by offering multilingual customer support, translating technical documentation and localizing it, modifying software interfaces and content to suit cultural and linguistic requirements, enabling global markets, and leveraging AI-based technologies such as chatbots and virtual assistants with NLP capabilities to improve customer service and automate interactions. Additionally, the increasing convergence of IT and Telecom infrastructure with healthcare platforms is fueling market growth since high-speed networks support real-time multilingual communications and enhance patient-provider interactions.
- In June 2025, DT Research and Homeland Language Services collaborated to provide mobile 5G telehealth translation stations to patients. They utilize DT Research medical tablets and all-in-one computers to provide efficient, multilingual remote consultations in different places. The services, such as real-time interpretation for more than 120 languages, including American Sign Language (ASL), by certified medical interpreters, are rendered, allowing for fair and effective medical care to patients with restricted language knowledge or hearing impairment.
The global language services is further divided by region, including North America (the US and Canada), Europe (the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, and the Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, ASEAN Countries, and the Rest of Asia-Pacific), and the Rest of the World (the Middle East & Africa, and Latin America).
Growth in Immigration and Cross-Border Workforce In North America
The increasing migration within the US and Canada is increasing the demand for multilingual support in the legal, healthcare, and educational sectors. For instance, in July 2025, CT Language extended professional translation and localization solutions across North America, aiding organizations and individuals in both Canada and the US. Praised for its commitment to quality, speedy turnaround, and in-depth industry expertise, the company offers multi-faceted services that include legal, medical, technical, and marketing translations. Every project is handled by native-speaking specialists and reviewed extensively to ensure accuracy and compliance with local norms.
Asia-Pacific Continues Robust Market Position
Asia-Pacific accounts for a substantial proportion, as the growth of the market is led by India's adoption of local languages in official platforms, following government initiatives worldwide to make governments linguistically accessible, thus raising the need for professional translation, interpretation, and transcription services. For instance, in February 2025, the Indian Government implemented the expansion of translation services to six new languages in Parliament, including Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Urdu, and Sanskrit, with the target to include all 22 officially recognized languages in the future.
Market Player Outlook
The global language services market is characterized by the presence of leading companies such as Keywords Studios Ltd., LanguageLine Solutions, RWS Holdings PLC, Sorenson Communications, and TransPerfect Global, Inc. Industry players are actively pursuing strategic initiatives, including partnerships, collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, to diversify service offerings, strengthen global reach, and drive long-term growth.
Recent Developments
- In March 2025, BlueLion and GATS combined to develop Israeli language service provider TransNarrative, marrying memoQ as the primary CAT tool and AI-powered capabilities for project and sales management.
- In February 2024, Jonckers and Acclaro combined to develop a new AI-powered language services giant, providing enhanced services to clients including Amazon, Microsoft, Adobe, Life360, Wish, and Notion, driving organic growth in key markets and seeking new M&A initiatives.
- In October 2024, Propio acquired three language service firms, broadening its service capabilities across sectors. Akorbi, a multilingual digital transformation and localization pioneer, provides high-end, modular language solutions with secure, ISO-certified management systems. ASL Services, Inc., an on-site communication services firm for Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities, provides a global network of experienced interpreters. United Language Group (ULG), linguistically adept in more than one industry, offers specialized skills and flexibility of communication with global partners. These acquisitions position Propio as one of the largest language service providers in the world.
- Market value data analysis of 2024 and forecast to 2035.
- Annualized market revenues ($ million) for each market segment.
- Country-wise analysis of major geographical regions.
- Key companies operating in the global language services market. Based on the availability of data, information related to new products and relevant news is also available in the report.
- Analysis of business strategies by identifying the key market segments positioned for strong growth in the future.
- Analysis of market-entry and market expansion strategies.
- Competitive strategies by identifying ‘who-stands-where’ in the market.
Table of Contents
175 Pages
- 1. Report Summary
- Current Industry Analysis and Growth Potential Outlook
- Global Language Services Market Sales Analysis – Service Type | End-User ($ Million)
- Language Services Market Sales Performance of Top Countries
- 1.1. Research Methodology
- Primary Research Approach
- Secondary Research Approach
- 1.2. Market Snapshot
- 2. Market Overview and Insights
- 2.1. Scope of the Study
- 2.2. Analyst Insight & Current Market Trends
- 2.2.1. Key Language Services Market Trends
- 2.2.2. Market Recommendations
- 3. Market Determinants
- 3.1. Market Drivers
- 3.1.1. Drivers For the Global Language Services Market: Impact Analysis
- 3.2. Market Pain Points and Challenges
- 3.2.1. Restraints For the Global Language Services Market: Impact Analysis
- 3.3. Market Opportunities
- 3.3.1. Opportunities For Global Language Services Market: Impact Analysis
- 4. Competitive Landscape
- 4.1. Competitive Dashboard – Language Services Market Revenue and Share by Manufacturers
- Language Services Service Type Comparison Analysis
- Top Market Player Ranking Matrix
- 4.2. Key Company Analysis
- 4.2.1. RWS Holdings PLC
- 4.2.1.1. Overview
- 4.2.1.2. Service Type Portfolio
- 4.2.1.3. Financial Analysis (Subject to Data Availability)
- 4.2.1.4. SWOT Analysis
- 4.2.1.5. Business Strategy
- 4.2.2. LanguageLine Solutions
- 4.2.2.1. Overview
- 4.2.2.2. Service Type Portfolio
- 4.2.2.3. Financial Analysis (Subject to Data Availability)
- 4.2.2.4. SWOT Analysis
- 4.2.2.5. Business Strategy
- 4.2.3. TransPerfect Global, Inc.
- 4.2.3.1. Overview
- 4.2.3.2. Service Type Portfolio
- 4.2.3.3. Financial Analysis (Subject to Data Availability)
- 4.2.3.4. SWOT Analysis
- 4.2.3.5. Business Strategy
- 4.2.4. Keywords Studios Ltd.
- 4.2.4.1. Overview
- 4.2.4.2. Service Type Portfolio
- 4.2.4.3. Financial Analysis (Subject to Data Availability)
- 4.2.4.4. SWOT Analysis
- 4.2.4.5. Business Strategy
- 4.2.5. Sorenson Communications
- 4.2.5.1. Overview
- 4.2.5.2. Service Type Portfolio
- 4.2.5.3. Financial Analysis (Subject to Data Availability)
- 4.2.5.4. SWOT Analysis
- 4.2.5.5. Business Strategy
- 4.3. Top Winning Strategies by Market Players
- 4.3.1. Merger and Acquisition
- 4.3.2. Service Type Launch
- 4.3.3. Partnership And Collaboration
- 5. Global Language Services Market Sales Analysis By Service Type ($ Million)
- 5.1. Translation Services
- 5.2. Localization Services
- 5.3. Interpreting Services
- 5.4. Subtitling and Captioning Services
- 5.5. Other Services (Training, Editing, and Terminology Services)
- 6. Global Language Services Market Sales Analysis By End-User ($ Million)
- 6.1. BFSI
- 6.2. IT and Telecom
- 6.3. Media and Entertainment
- 6.4. Retail and E-commerce
- 6.5. Healthcare
- 6.6. Government
- 6.7. Education
- 6.8. Travel and Transport
- 6.9. Others (Automotive, Commercial, Education, Manufacturing)
- 7. Regional Analysis
- 7.1. North American Language Services Market Sales Analysis – Service Type | End-User | Country ($ Million)
- Macroeconomic Factors for North America
- 7.1.1. United States
- 7.1.2. Canada
- 7.2. European Language Services Market Sales Analysis – Service Type | End-User | Country ($ Million)
- Macroeconomic Factors for Europe
- 7.2.1. UK
- 7.2.2. Germany
- 7.2.3. Italy
- 7.2.4. Spain
- 7.2.5. France
- 7.2.6. Russia
- 7.2.7. Rest of Europe
- 7.3. Asia-Pacific Language Services Market Sales Analysis – Service Type | End-User | Country ($ Million)
- Macroeconomic Factors for Asia-Pacific
- 7.3.1. China
- 7.3.2. Japan
- 7.3.3. South Korea
- 7.3.4. India
- 7.3.5. Australia & New Zealand
- 7.3.6. ASEAN Countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, And Other)
- 7.3.7. Rest of Asia-Pacific
- 7.4. Rest of the World Language Services Market Sales Analysis – Service Type | End-User | Country ($ Million)
- Macroeconomic Factors for the Rest of the World
- 7.4.1. Latin America
- 7.4.2. Middle East and Africa
- 8. Company Profiles
- 8.1. Acolad Group
- 8.1.1. Quick Facts
- 8.1.2. Company Overview
- 8.1.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.1.4. Business Strategies
- 8.2. Alconost Inc.
- 8.2.1. Quick Facts
- 8.2.2. Company Overview
- 8.2.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.2.4. Business Strategies
- 8.3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- 8.3.1. Quick Facts
- 8.3.2. Company Overview
- 8.3.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.3.4. Business Strategies
- 8.4. Appen Ltd.
- 8.4.1. Quick Facts
- 8.4.2. Company Overview
- 8.4.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.4.4. Business Strategies
- 8.5. Honyaku Center Inc.
- 8.5.1. Quick Facts
- 8.5.2. Company Overview
- 8.5.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.5.4. Business Strategies
- 8.6. IBM Corp.
- 8.6.1. Quick Facts
- 8.6.2. Company Overview
- 8.6.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.6.4. Business Strategies
- 8.7. Keywords Studios Ltd.
- 8.7.1. Quick Facts
- 8.7.2. Company Overview
- 8.7.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.7.4. Business Strategies
- 8.8. Language Scientific Inc.
- 8.8.1. Quick Facts
- 8.8.2. Company Overview
- 8.8.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.8.4. Business Strategies
- 8.9. LanguageLine Solutions
- 8.9.1. Quick Facts
- 8.9.2. Company Overview
- 8.9.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.9.4. Business Strategies
- 8.10. LanguageWire A/S
- 8.10.1. Quick Facts
- 8.10.2. Company Overview
- 8.10.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.10.4. Business Strategies
- 8.11. Lionbridge Technologies, LLC
- 8.11.1. Quick Facts
- 8.11.2. Company Overview
- 8.11.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.11.4. Business Strategies
- 8.12. Localization Technologies (LT) LLC
- 8.12.1. Quick Facts
- 8.12.2. Company Overview
- 8.12.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.12.4. Business Strategies
- 8.13. Logos Translation
- 8.13.1. Quick Facts
- 8.13.2. Company Overview
- 8.13.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.13.4. Business Strategies
- 8.14. MarsTranslation
- 8.14.1. Quick Facts
- 8.14.2. Company Overview
- 8.14.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.14.4. Business Strategies
- 8.15. Pactera EDGE
- 8.15.1. Quick Facts
- 8.15.2. Company Overview
- 8.15.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.15.4. Business Strategies
- 8.16. Propio Language Services Co.
- 8.16.1. Quick Facts
- 8.16.2. Company Overview
- 8.16.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.16.4. Business Strategies
- 8.17. RWS Holdings PLC
- 8.17.1. Quick Facts
- 8.17.2. Company Overview
- 8.17.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.17.4. Business Strategies
- 8.18. Smartling, Inc.
- 8.18.1. Quick Facts
- 8.18.2. Company Overview
- 8.18.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.18.4. Business Strategies
- 8.19. Sorenson Communications
- 8.19.1. Quick Facts
- 8.19.2. Company Overview
- 8.19.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.19.4. Business Strategies
- 8.20. STAR Deutschland GmbH
- 8.20.1. Quick Facts
- 8.20.2. Company Overview
- 8.20.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.20.4. Business Strategies
- 8.21. Tomedes Ltd.
- 8.21.1. Quick Facts
- 8.21.2. Company Overview
- 8.21.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.21.4. Business Strategies
- 8.22. TransPerfect Global, Inc.
- 8.22.1. Quick Facts
- 8.22.2. Company Overview
- 8.22.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.22.4. Business Strategies
- 8.23. TridIndia
- 8.23.1. Quick Facts
- 8.23.2. Company Overview
- 8.23.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.23.4. Business Strategies
- 8.24. VerboLabs
- 8.24.1. Quick Facts
- 8.24.2. Company Overview
- 8.24.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.24.4. Business Strategies
- 8.25. Welocalize, Inc.
- 8.25.1. Quick Facts
- 8.25.2. Company Overview
- 8.25.3. Product Portfolio
- 8.25.4. Business Strategies
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