Live AI translation and captions for events specialist Wordly has been ranked No. 521 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, an annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private, independent companies in the United States. Wordly climbs 1,186 places from a year ago. Among software companies, it rose from No. 196 to No. 52, a 144-place jump, as demand grows for AI-powered multilingual communication across conferences, meetings, keynotes, breakouts, and other live experiences.
For the events industry, the growth reflects a broader shift in how organisers approach language access. What was once typically reserved for large international conferences and high-profile keynote sessions is increasingly being used across the full event lifecycle, from live sessions and audience engagement to post-event content localisation. Today, Wordly is used by more than 1,000 multi-day conferences around the world, spanning nonprofits, professional associations, industry groups, and corporate events.
Accelerated adoption of live AI translation and captions has pushed Wordly past the 1-billion-minute and 6-million-user milestones, fueling a 668% three-year growth. The company claims its platform has saved customers more than $200m versus traditional human interpretation.
According to the 2026 State of AI Translation & Captions Report, 66% of enterprise event planners now report that live AI translation exceeds the quality of human interpreters, while cutting costs.
“Moving up to No. 52 validates a fundamental market shift,” said Lakshman Rathnam, founder & CEO of Wordly. “Real-time multilingual content is no longer just something large industry conferences add when they need it. We’re seeing businesses, universities, and public agencies use it across meetings, town halls, training, and live events because multilingual communication has become part of their everyday operations.”
Wordly has also expanded its platform over the past year to support more of the event lifecycle, including:
Workplace Integrations: Adding Workspaces and deeper Microsoft Teams support to bring multilingual meetings and hybrid experiences that extend beyond the conference floor.
Live & Post-Event Localisation: Launching real-time AI Subtitles for main-stage keynotes alongside Voice Transcripts to help organisers repurpose recorded event content for multilingual audiences after an event ends.
Mobile App Updates: Releasing automatic language detection and a revamped mobile app to streamline live in-person translation for company-wide gatherings, campus events, and city council meetings.
The expansion reflects a broader move toward using AI translation not as a single event service, but as an always-on communication layer that can support audiences before, during, and after an event.
To learn more about the Wordly platform or to review the 2026 State of AI Translation Report, visit www.wordly.ai.
