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Internet Language Statistics
Top 10 Languages in the Internet
This table represents the most recent global data about percentages of people speaking a certain language. This data would be a one more reason to decide to go global for all domestic US companies. Get your FREE QUOTE now for your website localization project.
The Top Ten Languages in the Web
( Number of Users of the Internet by Language ) |
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TOP TEN LANGUAGES
IN THE INTERNET |
Internet Users,
by Language |
Average
Penetration |
World Population
Estimate for Language |
Language as % of
Total Internet Users |
English |
291,821,168 |
26.3 % |
1,109,729,839 |
32.8 % |
Chinese |
113,414,713 |
8.6 % |
1,316,007,412 |
12.8 % |
Japanese |
67,677,947 |
52.8 % |
128,137,485 |
7.6 % |
Spanish |
56,844,480 |
14.6 % |
389,587,559 |
6.4 % |
German |
54,244,805 |
55.4 % |
96,141,368 |
6.1 % |
French |
37,502,485 |
10.0 % |
375,066,442 |
4.2 % |
Korean |
31,600,000 |
42.0 % |
75,189,128 |
3.6 % |
Italian |
28,610,000 |
48.8 % |
58,608,565 |
3.2 % |
Portuguese |
21,691,837 |
9.5 % |
227,621,437 |
2.4 % |
Dutch |
14,655,328 |
60.5 % |
24,218,157 |
1.6 % |
TOP TEN LANGUAGES |
718,062,762 |
18.9 % |
3,800,307,391 |
80.8 % |
Rest of the Languages |
170,618,369 |
6.5 % |
2,611,759,794 |
19.2 % |
WORLD TOTAL |
888,681,131 |
13.9 % |
6,412,067,185 |
100.0 % |
(*) NOTES: (1) Internet Top Ten Languages Usage Stats were updated on March 24, 2005. (2) Average Penetration is the ratio between the sum of Internet users speaking a language and the total population estimate that speaks that referred language. (3) The most recent Internet usage information comes from data published by Nielsen//NetRatings, International Telecommunications Union, and other reliable sources. (4) The population information is from world-gazetteer.com. (5) Statistical data taken from InternetWorldStats.com. |
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