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20 -25% speak English as a native or second language. There are 300 million Chinese studying English and many more from India, Korea and the Arab world.
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There are about 200 languages that have a million or more "native" speakers. Mandarin Chinese is the most common, being spoken by around 874,000,000 people as a native language. English is a distant third with approximately 341,000,000 native speakers.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoAcross the world it must be thousands of millions. Accurate statistics would be unavailable.
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Actually, even though accurate statistics are hard to come by, there are very good estimates.
As of 2011, about 5500 million out of the approximate 6 920 million people on Earth do not speak English as either a first language or a second language.
About 95% Don't speak English as their first language and most of the world does not need to speak it all or will ever need it.
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∙ 10y agoThe exact number of people who speak English worldwide is not known. It is estimated to be in the billions.
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∙ 12y agoApproximately 20% speak English, if you include people who speak English as a second language.
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∙ 12y agoAs of 2011, there are approximately 500 million people speak English as their first language. and about 900 million to 1 billion total English speakers.
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∙ 12y agoI'm afraid that can not be answered you see because so many new humans come into the world at this exact moment we just don't know it and they speak English well not all but some.
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∙ 13y agoThe percentage changes as people become accustomed to travelling and needing to learn the language but right now, under 50% of the world's population speaks English.
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∙ 14y ago3/4 of the world understands English
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Percentage of English speakers in the world?
17.65%
Why is English considered a prestigious language?
Because many people consider it to be prestigious. This can be shown by the fact that many people are learning English as a second language. There are more native Chinese speakers than any other language in the world. But the number of English speakers in the world is even greater because so many people learn English as a second language.
What English words are most often mispronounced by non-native English speakers?
Many! I have found that it depends on the native language.
What is the best site to improve English?
by practice, talking with English speakers. listening and practice with them. and imitate the English speakers. and record your voice and findout your mistakes.
Why do non native English speakers mix English with their native language?
Non-native English speakers mix English with their native language because they don't think in English, and because of mother tongue interference.
Are there more English or Spanish speakers in the world?
If you are talking about native speakers, English and Spanish are about tied. If you are talking about total speakers, then English has the most.
Are there any English speakers in Germany?
There are many English speakers in Germany.
How many English speakers in China?
10,000,000 English speakers in china 0.77%
Percentage of English speakers in the world?
17.65%
If there were 100 people in the world how many would speak English?
Estimates vary on how many speakers of English there are world-wide, but in this hypothetical scenario there would be somewhere between 13 and 37.
Why is English considered a prestigious language?
Because many people consider it to be prestigious. This can be shown by the fact that many people are learning English as a second language. There are more native Chinese speakers than any other language in the world. But the number of English speakers in the world is even greater because so many people learn English as a second language.
What language has the most speakers?
English has the most speakers with approximately 2 billion speakers worldwide or 30% of the world's population. Most people mistake Mandarin for having the most speakers with 935,000,000 speakers, but Mandarin is the language with the most native speakers. English has the most speakers total. Only about 600,000,000 native speakers for English.
How many English speakers are there in China?
10,000,000
How many English speakers reside in china?
10,000,000
Top three languages most spoken in the world?
1. Chinese (845,000,000 speakers) 2. Spanish (350,000,000 speakers) 3. English (345,000,000 speakers)
Which are the top five languages in the world?
By population the top five world languages are: Chinese (mandarin), Hindi/Urdu, English, Spanish and Arabic in that order. By total speakers the top five languages in the world, in order are 1. English (approx. 2 billion speakers.) 2. Mandarin (approx. 800million speakers) 3. Spanish (approx. 550million speakers) 4. Hindi (approx. 500million speakers) 5. Russian (approx. 400million speakers)
What is the most spoken language in world after English?
the 5 most spoken languages in the world are: 1.) mandarin, approx 1 billion speakers 2.) english, approx 700 million speakers (here's your answer) 3.) hindi, approx 497 million speakers 4.) spanish, approx 294 million speakers 5.) russian, approx 280 million speakers well there you go
