About 1.4 billion
Over a billion people worldwide speak Chinese as their native language, making it the most spoken language in the world. There are also many second language speakers of Chinese, further increasing the total number of individuals who speak the language.
Roughly 1.2 billion people speak Chinese as their first language, making it the most spoken language in the world.
The vast majority of people in Beijing speak Mandarin Chinese, the official language of China. It is estimated that nearly 100% of the population in Beijing is able to speak Mandarin.
There are approximately 68 million people worldwide who speak Cantonese, primarily in southern China, Hong Kong, Macau, and among Chinese diaspora communities around the world.
Chinese people in Malaysia speak Malay due to historical and cultural reasons. Malay is the national language of Malaysia and is widely spoken by people of different ethnicities as a common language for communication and daily life. Additionally, many Chinese Malaysians are bilingual or multilingual, with Malay being one of the languages they use in their daily interactions.
Mandarin Chinese while not the most widely spoken language in the world is the language spoken by the most people around the world. It's hard to say how many people speak Mandarin world wide. Due to the countries national language or required learning languages include Mandarin Chinese the following can be assumed: Population of China: 1.4 billion Population of Taiwan: 23 million Population of Singapore: 4.58 million Total of three countries: 1.427 billion (Figures are approximations as of June 2008) This doesn't include the Chinese that have immigrated to other countries. Nor does it include countries where their may be other Mandarin speakers such as Malaysia. The ultimate figure would possibly be much higher.
Approximately 1 billion more people in the world speak Chinese than speak English, making Chinese the most spoken language globally.
Chinese people in Malaysia speak Malay due to historical and cultural reasons. Malay is the national language of Malaysia and is widely spoken by people of different ethnicities as a common language for communication and daily life. Additionally, many Chinese Malaysians are bilingual or multilingual, with Malay being one of the languages they use in their daily interactions.
many peole there speak Chinese and eglish
Around 80 million people speak Wu, a variety of Chinese primarily spoken in the region around Shanghai in China. It is considered one of the main vernaculars within the larger group of Chinese dialects.
Youll have to be more specific with "Asian" Chinese - many dialects, but the mainland Chinese speak Mandarin Chinese. Japanese - speak Japanese, but write in many ways like Kanji for example Taiwanese/Hong Kong people - Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese Most Asian countries speak Mandarin though.
Approximately 75 million people worldwide speak Korean as their first language. This number includes people in South Korea, North Korea, and Korean communities in other countries.
Approximately 45 million people speak Kannada worldwide, predominantly in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Anywhere in the where there is or has been a Chinese immigrant community, there are likely to be Mandarin Chinese speakers. The largest number of speakers is in the People's Republic of China.
They speak many, but here are the main languages: Mongol, Tibetan, Chinese, and Manchurian
Approximately 274 million people speak French worldwide as either a first or second language. French is an official language in 29 countries and is widely used in organizations such as the United Nations and the European Union.
Chinese people
may be some 0000.0005% of the inhabitants (mainly migrants workers and enterpreuners with Chinese origin)