** Shares of language learning platform Duolingo DUOL.O down ~23% at $90.75 in extended trading
** Co forecasts Q1 and 2026 bookings below expectations as it shifts strategy toward faster user growth, impacting monetization and profitability
** Expects Q1 bookings of about $301.5 million, below estimates of $329.7 million, according to Visible Alpha data
** Expects annual bookings between $1.27 billion and $1.30 billion, below estimates of $1.39 billion
** DUOL fell ~46% in 2025
(Reporting by Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru )
((Sanskriti.Shekhar@thomsonreuters.com))