69, 39, or 31? Every language Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams can actually translate captions into
Newey Team
As of July 2026, Google Meet translates captions to or from 69 languages, Zoom translates captions into 39 languages (36 of which can also be the spoken language), and Microsoft Teams translates captions into 31 languages from 57 supported spoken-language locales. Every list below comes from the platforms' own documentation, verified in July 2026, with the official source linked next to each table.
The reason this page exists: "supported languages" means two different things, vendors publish the two lists in different places, and most third-party summaries mix them up. Here is the whole picture on one page.
Why "supported languages" is really two lists
A source (spoken) language is a language the platform's speech recognition can transcribe — it is what the speaker is saying. A target language is one the platform can translate those captions into — it is what the reader wants to see. A language can appear on one list and not the other, and the two lists are rarely the same size:
- In Zoom, Welsh, Greek, and Norwegian are translation targets only — you can read captions in them, but Zoom cannot transcribe a speaker using them.
- In Teams, 57 spoken locales are recognized, but captions can only be translated into 31 languages — so Teams can hear Croatian, Filipino, or Maltese, yet cannot translate anyone's captions into them.
- In Google Meet, the same 69-language list works in both directions ("You can translate captions to or from these languages," per Google's help page).
So before you conclude a platform "supports" your language, check which direction you need: your team speaking it, or your team reading it.
How do the three platforms compare at a glance?
Counting alone, Meet's list is the widest and is the only one that is symmetric. Teams recognizes the most spoken variants (six English locales alone) but translates into the fewest languages. Zoom sits in the middle. Plan gating differs too — for what each tier costs, see our Zoom translated captions cost breakdown and the platform guides linked below.
Which languages can Zoom translate captions into?
Zoom's official list has 36 fully supported languages — each can be both the spoken language and the caption language:
Three more languages — Greek, Norwegian, and Welsh — are supported as translation targets only, because Zoom's automated captions cannot yet transcribe them. That makes 39 target languages in total. (Zoom's same-language automated captions cover a broader set of 49 languages and dialects, but without the translation step.) Feature overview and setup: our Zoom guide.
Which languages does Google Meet support for translated captions?
Google's help page lists 69 languages and states you can "translate captions to or from" any of them — no separate source and target lists:
Meet clearly has the deepest coverage of South and Southeast Asian and African languages of the three — Amharic, Sinhala, Khmer, Lao, Swahili, and Zulu appear nowhere else in this article. Two caveats from the same Google page: the feature is limited to Workspace Business Standard and higher editions (plus Google AI Pro for Education), and Google notes it "is gradually rolling out and may not be available yet" for every account. Plan details: our Google Meet guide.
Which languages can Microsoft Teams translate captions into?
Teams live captions are free for everyone, but translating them requires a Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot license — and if the meeting organizer has one, every participant gets translated captions at no cost. Microsoft's support page lists 31 translation target languages:
The spoken-language list is much longer — 57 locales, including regional variants:
Notice the asymmetry: Croatian, Filipino, Icelandic, Maltese, Welsh, and others can be transcribed but not translated into. Licensing details and setup: our Teams guide.
What if your language isn't on the list?
Work through these in order:
- Check the direction. Your language may be a valid target even if it cannot be the spoken language (Welsh in Zoom), or transcribable but not a translation target (Croatian in Teams). Half of "not supported" complaints are really direction mismatches.
- Check the other platforms. Meet's 69 cover most gaps in Zoom's and Teams' lists — if you control the meeting platform, this table is an argument for switching one meeting series, not your whole company.
- Use interpretation instead of captions. Zoom and Teams both support human interpreter audio channels, which work in any language you can hire for — our multilingual meetings guide compares every approach and its cost.
- Caption outside the platform. A tool that captures meeting audio directly is not bound by any platform's list — see below.
If your platform doesn't support your language
Each platform's list above is also a ceiling: it applies only inside that platform, only on the right plan, and only in meetings where the right person holds the license. Newey AI removes those three conditions — it captures your tab or system audio and shows live translated captions across 60 languages for any meeting or app (Zoom, Meet, Teams, webinar players, livestreams), as a picture-in-picture overlay or fullscreen display, with QR broadcast so an in-room audience can read along on their phones. No plan upgrade, no organizer license, free during beta at newey.ai.
FAQ
How many languages does Google Meet support for translated captions in 2026?
69, per Google's official help page (verified July 2026). The same list works in both directions — any of the 69 can be the meeting's spoken language or your caption language. The feature requires Workspace Business Standard or higher.
How many languages does Zoom translate captions into?
39 target languages, of which 36 are fully supported as spoken languages. Greek, Norwegian, and Welsh are targets only. Zoom's same-language automated captions separately cover 49 languages and dialects.
How many languages does Microsoft Teams support for live translated captions?
Teams transcribes 57 spoken-language locales and translates captions into 31 languages. Translation requires a Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot license — held by the organizer for everyone to benefit, or by an individual participant for just themselves.
Why do some Microsoft pages say Teams translates into 40 languages?
Microsoft's Teams Premium licensing overview cites "live translation for captions (40 languages)," while its product support article enumerates 31 target languages. When the two disagree, trust the enumerated support list — it is the one updated with the actual product behavior.
Do I need a paid plan for translated captions on all three platforms?
Yes. Meet gates them at Workspace Business Standard and up, Zoom at Business Plus/Enterprise or a $5/user/month add-on (see our cost breakdown), and Teams behind Teams Premium or Copilot. Same-language captions, by contrast, are free on all three.
Can each participant read captions in a different language?
Yes, on all three platforms — each participant picks their own caption language, so one meeting can be read simultaneously in Japanese, Spanish, and German. In Zoom, the host's admin settings control which language pairs are available to pick from.