2006-11-16 02:05:25 · 5 answers · asked by joseph b 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Chinese communities in many countries.
2006-11-16 03:09:23 · answer #1 · answered by Kanda 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not about how many countries that speak it, it's all about how many in that country. (China with 1.3 billion population)
Let's put in into perspective. If you put all the people in the WORLD (around 6.5 billion) in groups of 100. There will be 20 chinese in every group. English ranks 3rd behind 2nd place Hindi spoken by Indians.
Now the kicker, by 2025 the Indian population is expected to overtake the Chinese. By then Hindi will be 1st, Chinese 2nd and English will be a distant 3rd.
However, if you consider geographic coverage, English will probably rank number one for now.
2006-11-16 10:57:56 · answer #2 · answered by minijumbofly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly China, but when you have 1.2 billion people, you see how the numbers add up
2006-11-16 10:13:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its the official language of China (all kids learn it in school) and is spoklen widley in Taiwan
2006-11-16 10:08:15 · answer #4 · answered by karkondrite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i heard it english
2006-11-16 10:12:31 · answer #5 · answered by magdamay34 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋