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1 day ago · English is the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers.
6 days ago · As of 2020 there are 1.27 billion English speakers around the world. This makes it the most spoken language, ahead of Mandarin Chinese (1.12 billion speakers) and Hindi (637 million speakers). More than 50 countries officially list English as an official language.
19 hours ago · English is the most widely spoken language in the United States; the de facto common language used in government, education and commerce; and an official language of most U.S. states (32 out of 50). Since the late 20th century, American English has become the most influential form of English worldwide.
May 24, 2024 · In 2023, there were around 1.5 billion people worldwide who spoke English either natively or as a second language, slightly more than the 1.1 billion Mandarin Chinese speakers at the time of...
19 hours ago · According to the latest data from Statista, there exist over 2,000 living languages in Africa. Out of the 2,000, Kiswahili, English and Yoruba are the most spoken. In Kenya alone, over 60 languages are spoken by people in different regions. The list below summarises the number of known languages found in different countries.
May 16, 2024 · The internationalisation of Brussels is increasingly reflected in the languages spoken in the region. The latest Language Barometer shows almost half of the region's citizens speak English fluently and Dutch speakers are on the rise, while French is losing ground.
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4 days ago · 8 Rarest Languages Still Spoken Today. In a world dominated by major languages like English, Spanish, and Mandarin, countless other languages teeter on the brink of extinction. These rare ...
