The Most Popular Languages on Steam in 2023
December 2023
|
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
1 |
English |
36.92% |
+0.90% |
|
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
25.32% |
-0.64% |
|
3 |
Russian |
9.43% |
-0.55% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.86% |
+0.19% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
4.10% |
+0.36% |
|
6 |
German |
3.20% |
+0.08% |
|
7 |
Japanese |
2.46% |
-0.14% |
|
8 |
French |
2.32% |
+0.09% |
|
9 |
Polish |
1.80% |
+0.03% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.44% |
-0.11% |
|
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.26% |
-0.11% |
|
12 |
Korean |
1.23% |
-0.17% |
|
13 |
Thai |
0.89% |
-0.07% |
|
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.68% |
-0.02% |
|
15 |
Italian |
0.67% |
+0.03% |
|
16 |
Czech |
0.61% |
+0.04% |
|
17 |
Hungarian |
0.43% |
+0.02% |
|
18 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.43% |
+0.01% |
|
19 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.40% |
+0.02% |
|
20 |
Dutch |
0.31% |
+0.01% |
|
21 |
Swedish |
0.30% |
+0.01% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.26% |
0.00% |
|
23 |
Finnish |
0.17% |
0.00% |
|
24 |
Romanian |
0.16% |
0.00% |
|
25 |
Norwegian |
0.14% |
+0.01% |
|
26 |
Greek |
0.07% |
0.00% |
|
27 |
Vietnamese |
0.07% |
-0.03% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.05% |
0.00% |
|
29 |
Indonesian |
0.01% |
0.00% |
|
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
November 2023
|
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
1 |
English |
36.02% |
+9.62% |
|
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
25.96% |
-19.97% |
|
3 |
Russian |
9.98% |
+2.69% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.67% |
+1.08% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.74% |
+0.75% |
|
6 |
German |
3.12% |
+0.81% |
|
7 |
Japanese |
2.60% |
+1.08% |
|
8 |
French |
2.23% |
+0.57% |
|
9 |
Polish |
1.77% |
+0.38% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.55% |
+0.44% |
|
11 |
Korean |
1.40% |
+0.59% |
|
12 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.37% |
+0.52% |
|
13 |
Thai |
0.96% |
+0.32% |
|
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.70% |
+0.20% |
|
15 |
Italian |
0.64% |
+0.16% |
|
16 |
Czech |
0.57% |
+0.14% |
|
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.42% |
+0.08% |
|
18 |
Hungarian |
0.41% |
+0.11% |
|
19 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.38% |
+0.08% |
|
20 |
Dutch |
0.30% |
+0.08% |
|
21 |
Swedish |
0.29% |
+0.06% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.26% |
+0.06% |
|
23 |
Finnish |
0.17% |
+0.04% |
|
24 |
Romanian |
0.16% |
+0.04% |
|
25 |
Norwegian |
0.13% |
+0.03% |
|
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.10% |
+0.04% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.07% |
+0.02% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.05% |
+0.01% |
|
29 |
Indonesian |
0.01% |
0.00% |
|
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
October 2023
|
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
1 |
Simplified Chinese |
45.93% |
+13.71% |
|
2 |
English |
26.40% |
-5.93% |
|
3 |
Russian |
7.29% |
-2.01% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
3.59% |
-0.70% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
2.99% |
-0.52% |
|
6 |
German |
2.31% |
-0.43% |
|
7 |
French |
1.66% |
-0.32% |
|
8 |
Japanese |
1.52% |
-1.01% |
|
9 |
Polish |
1.39% |
-0.34% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.11% |
-0.37% |
|
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
0.85% |
-0.46% |
|
12 |
Korean |
0.81% |
-0.53% |
|
13 |
Thai |
0.64% |
-0.31% |
|
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.50% |
-0.10% |
|
15 |
Italian |
0.48% |
-0.09% |
|
16 |
Czech |
0.43% |
-0.10% |
|
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.34% |
-0.07% |
|
18 |
Hungarian |
0.30% |
-0.08% |
|
19 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.30% |
-0.04% |
|
20 |
Swedish |
0.23% |
-0.05% |
|
21 |
Dutch |
0.22% |
-0.04% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.20% |
-0.05% |
|
23 |
Finnish |
0.13% |
-0.04% |
|
24 |
Romanian |
0.12% |
-0.04% |
|
25 |
Norwegian |
0.10% |
-0.02% |
|
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.06% |
-0.04% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.05% |
-0.01% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
-0.01% |
|
29 |
Indonesian |
0.01% |
0.00% |
|
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
September 2023
|
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
1 |
English |
32.33% |
-3.24% |
|
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
32.22% |
+5.36% |
|
3 |
Russian |
9.30% |
-0.37% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.29% |
-0.36% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.51% |
-0.26% |
|
6 |
German |
2.74% |
-0.28% |
|
7 |
Japanese |
2.53% |
-0.05% |
|
8 |
French |
1.98% |
-0.24% |
|
9 |
Polish |
1.73% |
-0.08% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.48% |
-0.04% |
|
11 |
Korean |
1.34% |
-0.03% |
|
12 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.31% |
-0.11% |
|
13 |
Thai |
0.95% |
0.00% |
|
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.60% |
-0.04% |
|
15 |
Italian |
0.57% |
-0.04% |
|
16 |
Czech |
0.53% |
-0.03% |
|
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.41% |
-0.02% |
|
18 |
Hungarian |
0.38% |
-0.02% |
|
19 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.34% |
-0.03% |
|
20 |
Swedish |
0.28% |
-0.02% |
|
21 |
Dutch |
0.26% |
-0.04% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.25% |
-0.03% |
|
23 |
Finnish |
0.17% |
-0.01% |
|
24 |
Romanian |
0.16% |
0.00% |
|
25 |
Norwegian |
0.12% |
-0.02% |
|
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.10% |
-0.01% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.06% |
0.00% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.05% |
0.00% |
|
29 |
Indonesian |
0.01% |
+0.01% |
|
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
August 2023
|
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
1 |
English |
35.57% |
-2.34% |
|
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
26.86% |
+2.74% |
|
3 |
Russian |
9.67% |
+0.27% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.65% |
-0.53% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.77% |
-0.49% |
|
6 |
German |
3.02% |
-0.14% |
|
7 |
Japanese |
2.58% |
+0.36% |
|
8 |
French |
2.22% |
-0.07% |
|
9 |
Polish |
1.81% |
-0.11% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.52% |
-0.07% |
|
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.42% |
+0.20% |
|
12 |
Korean |
1.37% |
+0.21% |
|
13 |
Thai |
0.95% |
+0.04% |
|
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.64% |
+0.02% |
|
15 |
Italian |
0.61% |
-0.04% |
|
16 |
Czech |
0.56% |
-0.01% |
|
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.43% |
-0.02% |
|
18 |
Hungarian |
0.40% |
-0.01% |
|
19 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.37% |
-0.01% |
|
20 |
Swedish |
0.30% |
0.00% |
|
21 |
Dutch |
0.30% |
0.00% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.28% |
+0.02% |
|
23 |
Finnish |
0.18% |
0.00% |
|
24 |
Romanian |
0.16% |
-0.01% |
|
25 |
Norwegian |
0.14% |
0.00% |
|
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.11% |
0.00% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.06% |
-0.01% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.05% |
0.00% |
|
29 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
30 |
Indonesian |
0.00% |
0.00% |
July 2023
|
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
1 |
English |
37.91% |
+3.42% |
|
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
24.12% |
-3.47% |
|
3 |
Russian |
9.40% |
-0.11% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
5.18% |
+0.22% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
4.26% |
+0.45% |
|
6 |
German |
3.16% |
+0.36% |
|
7 |
French |
2.29% |
+0.10% |
|
8 |
Japanese |
2.22% |
-0.60% |
|
9 |
Polish |
1.92% |
+0.04% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.59% |
-0.03% |
|
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.22% |
-0.13% |
|
12 |
Korean |
1.16% |
-0.37% |
|
13 |
Thai |
0.91% |
-0.24% |
|
14 |
Italian |
0.65% |
+0.02% |
|
15 |
Ukrainian |
0.62% |
+0.06% |
|
16 |
Czech |
0.57% |
+0.04% |
|
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.45% |
+0.02% |
|
18 |
Hungarian |
0.41% |
+0.05% |
|
19 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.38% |
+0.08% |
|
20 |
Dutch |
0.30% |
+0.02% |
|
21 |
Swedish |
0.30% |
+0.02% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.26% |
+0.02% |
|
23 |
Finnish |
0.18% |
+0.02% |
|
24 |
Romanian |
0.17% |
+0.01% |
|
25 |
Norwegian |
0.14% |
+0.02% |
|
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.11% |
-0.02% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.07% |
-0.01% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.05% |
0.00% |
|
29 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
June 2023
|
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
1 |
English |
34.49% |
-1.42% |
|
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
27.59% |
+2.05% |
|
3 |
Russian |
9.51% |
-0.65% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.96% |
-0.58% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.81% |
-0.23% |
|
6 |
Japanese |
2.82% |
+0.71% |
|
7 |
German |
2.80% |
-0.07% |
|
8 |
French |
2.19% |
-0.16% |
|
9 |
Polish |
1.88% |
-0.20% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.62% |
-0.09% |
|
11 |
Korean |
1.53% |
+0.29% |
|
12 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.35% |
+0.33% |
|
13 |
Thai |
1.15% |
+0.10% |
|
14 |
Italian |
0.63% |
-0.06% |
|
15 |
Ukrainian |
0.56% |
+0.01% |
|
16 |
Czech |
0.53% |
+0.02% |
|
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.43% |
-0.02% |
|
18 |
Hungarian |
0.36% |
+0.04% |
|
19 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.30% |
-0.05% |
|
20 |
Swedish |
0.28% |
0.00% |
|
21 |
Dutch |
0.28% |
0.00% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.24% |
0.00% |
|
23 |
Finnish |
0.16% |
0.00% |
|
24 |
Romanian |
0.16% |
+0.02% |
|
25 |
Vietnamese |
0.13% |
-0.03% |
|
26 |
Norwegian |
0.12% |
0.00% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.08% |
0.00% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.05% |
+0.01% |
|
29 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
May 2023
|
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
1 |
English |
35.91% |
+0.27% |
|
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
25.54% |
+0.51% |
|
3 |
Russian |
10.16% |
-0.23% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
5.54% |
+0.10% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
4.04% |
-0.02% |
|
6 |
German |
2.87% |
-0.10% |
|
7 |
French |
2.35% |
-0.01% |
|
8 |
Japanese |
2.11% |
-0.11% |
|
9 |
Polish |
2.08% |
-0.04% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.71% |
-0.11% |
|
11 |
Korean |
1.24% |
+0.01% |
|
12 |
Thai |
1.05% |
-0.09% |
|
13 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.02% |
-0.14% |
|
14 |
Italian |
0.69% |
+0.02% |
|
15 |
Ukrainian |
0.55% |
-0.01% |
|
16 |
Czech |
0.51% |
-0.02% |
|
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.45% |
-0.01% |
|
18 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.35% |
+0.02% |
|
19 |
Hungarian |
0.32% |
0.00% |
|
20 |
Dutch |
0.28% |
+0.01% |
|
21 |
Swedish |
0.28% |
0.00% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.24% |
0.00% |
|
23 |
Vietnamese |
0.16% |
0.00% |
|
24 |
Finnish |
0.16% |
-0.01% |
|
25 |
Romanian |
0.14% |
-0.01% |
|
26 |
Norwegian |
0.12% |
0.00% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.08% |
0.00% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
0.00% |
|
29 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
April 2023
|
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
1 |
English |
35.64% |
+12.81% |
|
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
25.03% |
-26.60% |
|
3 |
Russian |
10.39% |
+3.45% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
5.44% |
+1.94% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
4.06% |
+1.41% |
|
6 |
German |
2.97% |
+0.91% |
|
7 |
French |
2.36% |
+0.78% |
|
8 |
Japanese |
2.22% |
+1.09% |
|
9 |
Polish |
2.12% |
+0.77% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.82% |
+0.70% |
|
11 |
Korean |
1.23% |
+0.32% |
|
12 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.16% |
+0.39% |
|
13 |
Thai |
1.14% |
+0.48% |
|
14 |
Italian |
0.67% |
+0.21% |
|
15 |
Ukrainian |
0.56% |
+0.19% |
|
16 |
Czech |
0.53% |
+0.17% |
|
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.46% |
+0.17% |
|
18 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.33% |
+0.10% |
|
19 |
Hungarian |
0.32% |
+0.11% |
|
20 |
Swedish |
0.28% |
+0.09% |
|
21 |
Dutch |
0.27% |
+0.08% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.24% |
+0.09% |
|
23 |
Finnish |
0.17% |
+0.06% |
|
24 |
Vietnamese |
0.16% |
+0.09% |
|
25 |
Romanian |
0.15% |
+0.06% |
|
26 |
Norwegian |
0.12% |
+0.04% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.08% |
+0.03% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
+0.02% |
|
29 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
March 2023
|
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
1 |
Simplified Chinese |
51.63% |
+25.35% |
|
2 |
English |
22.83% |
-12.44% |
|
3 |
Russian |
6.94% |
-3.14% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
3.50% |
-1.82% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
2.65% |
-1.16% |
|
6 |
German |
2.06% |
-0.92% |
|
7 |
French |
1.58% |
-0.87% |
|
8 |
Polish |
1.35% |
-0.58% |
|
9 |
Japanese |
1.13% |
-1.17% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.12% |
-0.47% |
|
11 |
Korean |
0.91% |
-0.57% |
|
12 |
Traditional Chinese |
0.77% |
-0.35% |
|
13 |
Thai |
0.66% |
-0.39% |
|
14 |
Italian |
0.46% |
-0.24% |
|
15 |
Ukrainian |
0.37% |
-0.13% |
|
16 |
Czech |
0.36% |
-0.18% |
|
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.29% |
-0.15% |
|
18 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.23% |
-0.07% |
|
19 |
Hungarian |
0.21% |
-0.11% |
|
20 |
Dutch |
0.19% |
-0.11% |
|
21 |
Swedish |
0.19% |
-0.11% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.15% |
-0.09% |
|
23 |
Finnish |
0.11% |
-0.06% |
|
24 |
Romanian |
0.09% |
-0.06% |
|
25 |
Norwegian |
0.08% |
-0.04% |
|
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.07% |
-0.05% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.05% |
-0.04% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.02% |
-0.02% |
|
29 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
February 2023
|
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
1 |
English |
35.27% |
-1.60% |
|
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
26.28% |
+2.47% |
|
3 |
Russian |
10.08% |
-0.23% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
5.32% |
-0.31% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.81% |
-0.27% |
|
6 |
German |
2.98% |
+0.02% |
|
7 |
French |
2.45% |
+0.07% |
|
8 |
Japanese |
2.30% |
+0.12% |
|
9 |
Polish |
1.93% |
+0.01% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.59% |
-0.05% |
|
11 |
Korean |
1.48% |
-0.05% |
|
12 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.12% |
-0.01% |
|
13 |
Thai |
1.05% |
-0.01% |
|
14 |
Italian |
0.70% |
-0.04% |
|
15 |
Czech |
0.54% |
0.00% |
|
16 |
Ukrainian |
0.50% |
+0.02% |
|
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.44% |
-0.02% |
|
18 |
Hungarian |
0.32% |
-0.01% |
|
19 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.30% |
-0.02% |
|
20 |
Dutch |
0.30% |
-0.01% |
|
21 |
Swedish |
0.30% |
+0.01% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.24% |
0.00% |
|
23 |
Finnish |
0.17% |
0.00% |
|
24 |
Romanian |
0.15% |
-0.01% |
|
25 |
Norwegian |
0.12% |
-0.01% |
|
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.12% |
-0.07% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.09% |
0.00% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
-0.01% |
|
29 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
January 2023
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
|
1 |
English |
36.87% |
+0.78% |
|
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
23.81% |
-1.80% |
|
3 |
Russian |
10.31% |
+0.56% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
5.63% |
+0.08% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
4.08% |
+0.10% |
|
6 |
German |
2.96% |
-0.02% |
|
7 |
French |
2.38% |
-0.02% |
|
8 |
Japanese |
2.18% |
-0.01% |
|
9 |
Polish |
1.92% |
-0.04% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.64% |
+0.13% |
|
11 |
Korean |
1.53% |
+0.10% |
|
12 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.13% |
+0.06% |
|
13 |
Thai |
1.06% |
-0.01% |
|
14 |
Italian |
0.74% |
0.00% |
|
15 |
Czech |
0.54% |
-0.02% |
|
16 |
Ukrainian |
0.48% |
+0.05% |
|
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.46% |
0.00% |
|
18 |
Hungarian |
0.33% |
0.00% |
|
19 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.32% |
+0.02% |
|
20 |
Dutch |
0.31% |
0.00% |
|
21 |
Swedish |
0.29% |
-0.01% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.24% |
-0.01% |
|
23 |
Vietnamese |
0.19% |
+0.07% |
|
24 |
Finnish |
0.17% |
0.00% |
|
25 |
Romanian |
0.16% |
+0.01% |
|
26 |
Norwegian |
0.13% |
0.00% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.09% |
0.00% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.05% |
0.00% |
|
29 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
December 2022
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
|
|
1 |
English |
36.09% |
+0.47% |
|
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
25.61% |
-0.76% |
|
3 |
Russian |
9.75% |
-0.40% |
|
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
5.55% |
+0.27% |
|
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.98% |
+0.21% |
|
6 |
German |
2.98% |
+0.05% |
|
7 |
French |
2.40% |
+0.07% |
|
8 |
Japanese |
2.19% |
+0.01% |
|
9 |
Polish |
1.96% |
+0.09% |
|
10 |
Turkish |
1.51% |
-0.04% |
|
11 |
Korean |
1.43% |
-0.02% |
|
12 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.07% |
-0.04% |
|
13 |
Thai |
1.07% |
-0.04% |
|
14 |
Italian |
0.74% |
+0.02% |
|
15 |
Czech |
0.56% |
+0.03% |
|
16 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.46% |
+0.01% |
|
17 |
Ukrainian |
0.43% |
0.00% |
|
18 |
Hungarian |
0.33% |
+0.02% |
|
19 |
Dutch |
0.31% |
0.00% |
|
20 |
Swedish |
0.30% |
+0.01% |
|
21 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.30% |
0.00% |
|
22 |
Danish |
0.25% |
0.00% |
|
23 |
Finnish |
0.17% |
0.00% |
|
24 |
Romanian |
0.15% |
+0.01% |
|
25 |
Norwegian |
0.13% |
0.00% |
|
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.12% |
-0.01% |
|
27 |
Greek |
0.09% |
0.00% |
|
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.05% |
+0.01% |
|
29 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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