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Type of site | Social Networking Website |
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| Available in | Japanese, English, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Korean,, Cantonese, Russian, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Tagalog, Indonesian, Arabic, Dutch, Swedish, Vietnamese, Thai, Finnish, Polish, Norwegian, Turkish, Malay |
| Owner | Lang-8 Inc. |
| URL | www.lang-8.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | August 2006 |
| Current status | Shut down on February 29, 2024 |
Lang-8.com was a language exchange social networking website geared towards language learners. The website was run by Lang-8 Inc., which was based in Tokyo, Japan. As of 2017, there were over 750,000 registered users spanning more than 190 countries and 90 languages. Since its closure on February 29, 2024, users have been redirected to their other service, HiNative.