Greetings, British Sign Language enthusiasts!
We're excited to share an incredible milestone in our journey to promote and support sign language learning. As we reflect on the year 2024, we’re thrilled to report some fascinating insights and achievements from www.signbsl.com.
Record-Breaking Searches: In 2024, our website experienced a significant surge in activity, with 536,288 unique visitors and a staggering 29,957,642 searches made. This is a 21.9% increase compared to the 24,587,983 searches in 2023. We are beyond grateful for the growing interest and engagement from our dedicated users worldwide.
Top 50 Searched Words: Our users’ curiosity and dedication to learning have highlighted some intriguing trends in search activity. Here are the top 50 words searched on our site in 2024:
- how are you
- dictionary
- i love you
- want
- more
- how
- like
- with
- what
- happy
- when
- thank you
- no
- good morning
- why
- do
- toilet
- and
- have
- love
- tired
- go
- where
- water
- translator
- my name is
- holiday
- favourite
- help
- can
- school
- need
- today
- you're welcome
- hello
- sorry
- sign
- beautiful
- please
- who
- friend
- dog
- to
- you
- play
- i
- week
- tomorrow
- yes
- work
These searches reflect the essential and heartfelt expressions that bind us together in communication. Whether it’s a simple greeting like “how are you” or expressing love with “i love you,” our users are learning to connect, share, and understand through the beautiful language of signs.
Upgraded IOS BSL App: 2024 also saw the release of our upgraded IOS BSL app, packed with user-friendly features to enhance your learning experience:
- New tabbed interface
- Recent and Popular signs
- Hide video controls overlay
- Loop video playback
- Add back and forward buttons to video player for quick access to alternative signs
- Don’t stop audio playback from other apps when playing videos
- Show video attribution
- Favourites
- View your favourites offline
- Dark mode support
- Improved app start-up behaviour for offline access
A big thank you to Mat Gadd for these fantastic updates that make our app more intuitive and enjoyable to use.
Looking Ahead: As we look to 2025, our goal is to continue growing and enhancing our platform. We have exciting plans to introduce new features, expand our dictionary, and provide more educational resources to support our users’ learning journeys.
Thank you for being a part of our community and for your support.
Here’s to another year of learning, growing, and connecting!
