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  1. Jul 4, 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...

  2. Nov 24, 2023 · According to new studies, English is also the most spoken language worldwide in 2023. More than 1.5 billion people speak English as a first or second language all over the planet. A figure that has been growing steadily over the past few years. The second most spoken language is Mandarin Chinese, which has overtaken 1.1 billion people worldwide.

  3. Languages, with a focus on the three ‘pillars’ of phonics, vocabulary and grammar. The DfE has invested £16.4 million into the existing Mandarin Excellence Programme, which now has over 6,500 pupils from 75 schools in England.

  4. This is a list of languages by total number of speakers. It is difficult to define what constitutes a language as opposed to a dialect . For example, Chinese and Arabic are sometimes considered single languages, but each includes several mutually unintelligible varieties , and so they are sometimes considered language families instead.

    Language
    Family
    Branch
    First-language (l1) Speakers
    English (excl. creole languages)
    380 million
    Mandarin Chinese (incl. Standard Chinese, ...
    941 million
    Hindi (excl. Urdu)
    345 million
    Spanish (excl. creole languages)
    486 million
  5. Feb 29, 2024 · From English and Mandarin to Bengali and Urdu, here are the top languages spoken in the world by number of speakers in 2023.

    • Marcus Lu
  6. Language Trends England 2023. The new Language Trends 2023 report surveyed teachers at more than 1300 primary, secondary and independent schools across England about language teaching and learning.

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  8. Apr 26, 2024 · Read on to find out if your native language topped the 2023 list (and learn a fun fact about each language in the top 20). What is the most spoken language in the world? With an estimated 1.5...

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