Babylon.com Awarded a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS(R) Certificate for the Most Downloads of a Translation Software with Over 100 Million Users Coinciding with Entering the List of the 100 Most Popular Websites Worldwide
By Babylon, PRNEMonday, July 18, 2011
NEW YORK, July 19, 2011 -
Babylon.com, the world’s leading provider of
href="www.babylon.com">language solutions, such as the
most popular dictionary and
href="www.babylon.com/">translation software, announced
today that it has passed the major milestone of over 100 million
users, it has made the list of the top 100 sites on the Internet
and has officially become the most popular desktop language
translation software with a Guinness World Records® achievement
for the most downloads of a translation software.
The featured record has been supplied courtesy of Guinness World
Records Limited.
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Rob Molloy, Director of Television, Guinness World
Records said:
“This new Guinness World Records title reflects the significant
reach and popularity of Babylon’s translation services. It is a
major achievement for Babylon and comes hot on the heels of recent
records for Firefox, Facebook and Ustream. We’ve seen Firefox 3.0
gain the title for most downloads of a software application in 24
hours, Facebook reclaim the most likes on a Facebook page title and
Ustream named as the online service ingesting the most video
content. After the tallest and shortest people in the world,
digital records are now the ones that we get most enquiries about
and it’s clear that the importance of these records will continue
to grow and grow.”
This is Babylon.com’s 100 Celebration - being one of the top 100
sites on the Internet with over 100 million users, and supporting
100 million translation requests a day.
“When back in 1997, Babylon launched its dictionary software, we
couldn’t have imagined that over 100 million people in over 200
countries and territories would be using its software,” said Alon
Carmeli, Babylon’s CEO.
“Setting a record with Guinness World Records makes one a
lasting piece of history. We are proud to have done this,”
continued Carmeli.
“For the past 14 years we have been, and still are, committed to
the language solutions market. Babylon’s growing popularity and
usability has founded our leading position as the most suitable
method for millions worldwide to bridge the language gap,”
continued Carmeli.
“Our expertise and ability to continually innovate our products
to appeal to a growing number of users, makes us, Babylon, certain
that we have a meaningful additional value to impart in the times
to come,” concluded Alon Carmeli.
About href="www.babylon.com/">Babylon.com
Babylon.com is a publicly traded company founded in 1997. The
Company is a leading provider of language solutions such as
href="www.babylon.com/">online dictionary and
href="www.babylon.com/">translation software,
translation services, language learning solutions, English writing
enhancement and more. The Babylon.com user base exceeds 100 million
desktop installations in more than 200 markets, supporting 75
languages.
Press contact:
Dalia Preisler
Babylon Ltd.
+1-866-808-6361
press@babylon.com
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