Spanish Speaking Countries List | Lingoda Online Spanish Language School
Spanish is estimated to have around 427 million native speakers around the world, making it the second most widely-spoken native language globally, behind Mandarin and ahead of English. Additionally, around 470 million people have native competence, while 560 million people speak Spanish as either a first or second language. In total, Spanish is the majority language in 21 different sovereign countries and is a commonly utilised language in several more.
It is also the most popular second language learned by residents of the United States, according to the Modern Language Association of America, with significantly more students than French, which is in second place. Furthermore, the Spanish language is recognised as one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and is also an official language for several other institutions, including the European Union, the World Trade Organization, the Organization of American States and the international soccer governing body, FIFA.
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