TOP 5 Languages to learn in 2020
5.
Arabic
As the official language of many Middle Eastern countries where business opportunities are
growing fast, learning Arabic can prove to be an advantage.
Arabic is the liturgical language of an entire Muslim civilization, which spreads its influence
to about 1.5 billion people.
The language is spoken by 295 million speakers worldwide, and the official language of 28
different countries, including many developing economies in the Middle East and Africa.
Arabic countries are developing quickly having economies that, together, could rival even
that of China.
With this prosperity, the Arabic language is our fifth most important language in this
list.
4.
French
French was the primary language of diplomatic discourse for centuries.
Today, there are 76 million native French speakers, but the number of speakers globally
climbs up to 370 million which proves how influencial the language
is.
French is the official language of over 29 countries throughout the world, and it is
the second-most widely spoken first language in the European Union.
France is still the sixth biggest economy in the world and Paris continues to be a cultural
epicenter.
The French-speaking world also includes Africa, which is developing and rich in natural resources.
The top 5 fastest-growing African economies include the Democratic Republic of Congo,
Rwanda, Tanzania, Cote D’Ivoire , and Mozambique, and French is an official language in 3 of
them.
French is also considered to be the language of love, which means, it has to be one of
the most important languages!
3.
Spanish
Spanish is one of the most widespread languages.
There are around 350 million native speakers, while more than 400 million use it globally
as their second language.
Spanish is the primary language in more than 20 countries, most of which are located in
Latin America.
However, The United States has been cited as the second largest Spanish-speaking country
in the world, where over 37 million people speak it as their primary language.
As the US is the world’s largest economy and the Hispanic population in the US is anticipated
to double by 2050, this makes Spanish really, really important.
Muy Importante!
If you are starting your business in the US, or anywhere else in the Western hemisphere,
Spanish needs to be one of your chosen languages.
2.
Chinese Mandarin
The Chinese language is the new player on the ring, with the most amount of native speakers
(approximately 985 million speakers), and having more than 1 billion people able to
understand the dialect globally.
It’s the second most popular language among internet users and if the Asian markets continue
to expand, Mandarin could supplant English as the most widely used language of the internet.
This trend is due to the enormous economic shift that China has been undergoing for the
past three decades.
If this trend continues, analysts predict that China will become the world’s leading
economy by 2050, making Chinese Mandarin the second most influential, and important language
on our list.
1.
English
English is the most influential language on our list.
It is used in 94 countries by 350 million native speakers.
But as many as 1.5 billion use it to some extent.
It is the official language of the U.S., Great Britain and Canada, which are all on the list
of the world’s 10 biggest economies.
Along with this, the English language also retains the number one spot as the most commonly
used language by 50% of websites and internet users with 950 million users.
Being essentially the mother tongue of the internet and computer technology, English
is omnipresent globally.
English will be crucial for entrepreneurs who want to thrive on the global stage
With all of this said, there is no denying the fact that English is the language of globalization,
and the most useful language to learn today.