Slack adds three new languages

Workplace chat service Slack Technologies is used in more than 100 countries, but until now, it’s only been available in English.

The San Francisco-based startup said that its software, which lets teams send messages and collaborate on projects, will now be available in French, German and Spanish, with Japanese coming later this year. The highest number of Slack’s users are in the US, followed by the UK, Japan and Germany, CEO Stewart Butterfield said. Fifty-five per cent of its weekly active users are outside of the US, mostly in Europe and Asia. Microsoft offers support for Teams, the product it built to compete with Slack, in 20 languages.