Language: Mandarin Chinese has the most native speakers in the wo…

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Did you know? Mandarin Chinese has the most native speakers in the world — 950+ million. Second is Spanish (485M), third English (380M native). But if you count second-language speakers, English leads: 1.5 billion people speak English to some degree.

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Mandarin Chinese has the most native speakers in the world — 950+ million. Second is Spanish (485M), third English (380M native). But if you count second-language speakers, English leads: 1.5 billion people speak English to some degree.

Mandarijn-Chinees heeft de meeste moedertaalsprekers ter wereld — 950+ miljoen. Tweede is Spaans (485M), derde Engels (380M moedertaal). Maar als je tweedetaal-sprekers meetelt is Engels koploper: 1,5 miljard mensen kunnen tot op zekere hoogte Engels.

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