How Does Google AI Mode Work in Hindi Japanese Korean: 2 Billion Users Added

## How Google AI Mode Works in Hindi, Japanese, Korean --- --- ## **2 Billion** New Users Just Got AI Access **Google** activated **AI Mode for 5 new languages** on **September 8, 2025**. **Gemini 2.5** now powers: **Hindi**, **Japanese**, **Korean**, **Indonesian**, and **Brazilian Portuguese**. This follows launches in **US** (May), **India** (June), and **UK** (July). --- --- ## Why These Languages Win **The strategic targets:** **Hindi**: **600 million** speakers, India's tech boom **Japanese**: **125 million** speakers, **$5 trillion economy** **Korean**: **80 million** speakers, highest internet penetration **Indonesian**: **200 million** speakers, Southeast Asia's giant **Portuguese**: **260 million** speakers, Brazil's digital market > "Locally relevant and useful search experiences with advanced multimodal reasoning." > > — **Google AI Product Team** **The breakthrough**: Not translation - **cultural context**. **Gemini 2.5** understands regional nuances, slang, and formal registers naturally. --- --- ## The Technical Edge **What Gemini 2.5 delivers:** - **Multimodal processing** in native languages - **Complex reasoning** without translation - **70+ languages** in Google Translate - **Live conversations** across languages **November 2024**: Workspace added **7 languages**. Now AI Mode reaches **2 billion potential users**. Meanwhile, the [**$7.9 billion AI agent market**](/technology/ai-agents-revolution-13-billion-market-taking-over-2025) goes global with multilingual capabilities. --- --- ## The Competition Falls Behind **Google's strategic timeline:** - **November 2024**: Workspace expansion - **May-July 2025**: US, India, UK rollout - **September 2025**: 5-language global launch **OpenAI** focuses on English. **Google** captures Asia and Latin America. > "**80%** of internet users don't speak English as their first language." > > — **Internet World Stats Research** --- --- ## What This Means **AI is no longer English-only**. **Google** just secured **2 billion users** while competitors scramble. For businesses expanding globally, see [how to implement multilingual AI agents](/technology/ai-agents-workplace-productivity-2025) and explore [quantum computing's global implications](/technology/quantum-computing-2025-commercial-breakthrough). _Your language, your AI. **Game over for English monopoly**._ --- --- ## Sources 1. [Google - AI Mode Language Expansion](https://blog.google/products/search/ai-mode-expands-more-languages/) - Sept 8, 2025 2. [TechCrunch - 5 New Languages Added](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/08/googles-ai-mode-adds-5-new-languages-including-hindi-japanese-and-korean/) 3. [Google Workspace - 7 Language Update](https://workspace.google.com/blog/product-announcements/gemini-google-workspace-now-supports-additional-languages) 4. [Google Translate - Gemini Integration](https://blog.google/products/translate/language-learning-live-translate/) _Last fact-checked: January 13, 2025_