Market Research

It might be a hot summer in Paris, but mergers and acquisitions in the language space are even hotter. The French market has been transformed by finance-backed LSPs. What does it mean for different stakeholders in the language business?                                  […]

In January 2018 Unbabel closed a USD 23-million "Series B" funding round from M12, formerly Microsoft Ventures. This brought their total investment to USD 31.2 million, making Unbabel the 3rd most funded tech startup ever in the language space. The team vowed to disrupt the industry and become “the world’s language layer."        […]

Interpreting services have been grossly underrepresented in the retail industry. Traditionally, interpreting has only been used in retail to manage and resolve legal disputes, accounts receivable, or collection issues. In this report, we look at how interpreting services can not only benefit consumers but can also increase return on investment (ROI).          […]

Nimdzi is excited to partner with the SKY association to perform an in-depth analysis of the language services market in Finland. This is a very interesting market to study, so we decided to publish a sneak peak of what we have found so far.                            […]

Gender and inclusion continue to be hot topics both in social spheres and in the workforce. Although women’s movements and social activist efforts have worked to narrow the gap, some areas seem to indicate a widening of the gap. In this report, we examine how the language services industry stacks up to this index.      […]

Nigeria is home to Africa’s largest economy and over 50 percent of Nigerians are now online. The Nigerian government is investing heavily power generation, transportation, and technology infrastructure, and the world is taking notice. Are you ready?                                      […]

Nimdzi chief researcher Konstantin Dranch and CEO Renato Beninatto will review the top language services providers in the world on the Nimdzi 100 ranking and discuss what makes them successful                                                    […]

In this revised version, we update figures for many companies with more accurate and more recent numbers. We have also split the reports into three sections, namely the Nimdzi 100 LSP rankings, the language services market analysis, and the language services industry growth                          […]

In this revised version of the Nimdzi 100, we have split the reports into three sections, namely Nimdzi 100 LSP rankings, language services market analysis, and language services industry growth. Areas showing growth in language services include translation generalists, interpreting and telephone interpreting services, and government and defense contractors. Want to take a closer look? […]

In this revised version of the Nimdzi 100,  we've added watch lists that include companies showing promising growth in the language services industry, and have also included language services providers without a definitive revenue estimate. Read more to learn about the companies that have had a significant impact on the language services market      […]