 As of 2005, Maltese was not a commonly used language on the internet, with the majority of "Maltese" websites being written in other languages.Out of a survey conducted on 13 Maltese websites, 12 of them were entirely in English, with one being bilingual, but not Maltese.As of 2020, some of the world's biggest companies, such as Airbnb and Xiaomi, have understood the potential of targetting the Maltese market in Maltese rather than relying on foreign languages such as English, and have significantly invested in localising their platforms and software.