Singapore

To which language should you translate to localize in Singapore?

Official language

Chinese (52%; 3.07 mln), English (29.8%; 1.76 mln), Malay (11.9%; 704k) and Tamil (4.4%; 260k)

Actual languages

Chinese (52%; 3.07 mln), English (29.8%; 1.76 mln), Malay (11.9%; 704k), Tamil (4.4%; 260k), Hindi (1.2%; 71k), other (0.7%; 41k)

What the top 150 best localized websites in the world do in Singapore

(Top 150 websites listed in the Global by Design ranking – published annually by Byte Level Research, this report provides a list of globally localized websites, showcasing best practices and emerging trends in their globalization)

• 103/150 localize by translating into English
• 9/150 localize by translating into both English and Simplified Chinese
• 1/150 localizes by translating into English, Simplified Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Thai
• 1/150 localizes by translating into English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, French, Japanese, Italian and Russian
• 1/150 localizes by translating into English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, French and Japanese
• 1/150 localizes by translating into English, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, French and Japanese
• 1/150 localizes by translating into English, Simplified Chinese and French
• 1/150 localizes by translating into English, Simplified Chinese and Singapore Sign Language
• 1/150 localizes by translating into Simplified Chinese