Case Study: Canva scales localization and improves turnaround times with Lilt

Growing Canva's Localization Programs for the Future

Canva, the global online design platform, needed to scale its localization program from one language to 100 while keeping turnaround times fast and quality high. As new content, templates, and marketing channels expanded quickly, the team looked for a localization partner that could handle high volumes of content without losing brand tone or contextual accuracy. They chose Lilt and its human-powered, technology-assisted translation platform to support this growth.

Lilt helped Canva streamline workflows, improve translation efficiency, and maintain consistent, on-brand localized content across markets. The partnership gave Canva the flexibility to support both urgent campaigns and large long-term projects, while freeing the team to focus on innovation and quality control. While the case study does not cite specific numerical gains, it highlights better turnaround times, scalable operations, and high-quality localization as key results from working with Lilt.

Canva

Paul Buckley

Localization Product Lead