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  1. Jun 21, 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...

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  3. Dec 1, 2021 · BEIJING — The number of Chinese people who speak Putonghua, or Mandarin Chinese, will be increased to 85 percent of China's population by 2025, according to a recent circular.

  4. May 20, 2024 · Mandarin is by far the most widely spoken language due to its use as the official language of China and its promotion through education and media. Other Chinese languages have significant regional importance and cultural value.

  5. How many countries speak Chinese? Several nations have Standard Chinese (Mandarin) as an official language, including Mainland China, Singapore, and Taiwan. Hong Kong, Tibet, Macau, and Malaysia also use Mandarin.

  6. Dec 2, 2021 · The number of Chinese people who speak Putonghua, or Mandarin Chinese, will be increased to 85 percent of China's population by 2025, according to a recent circular.

  7. Sep 5, 2023 · Mandarin Chinese speakers are growing across much of the Asian world, with the numbers of speakers across Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Tibet on the rise. In the administrative region of Hong Kong, Cantonese is the most widely spoken language, but many residents are now becoming proficient in Mandarin as a second language.

  8. Jun 2, 2021 · About 80.72 percent of China's population spoke Putonghua, or Mandarin Chinese, in 2020, up 27.66 percentage points from 2000, an official with the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Wednesday.

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