Chinese Overtaking English as Internet Language

Chinese will soon overtake English as the largest native language of Netizens. That said, many of those Chinese are learning English, so I dont think it will spell the end of English. This infographic from The Next Web gives an illustration of how things currently stand. Interesting how Portuguese ranks as the 5 largest language on the web. Click on the graphic to expand it. (h/t to Bill Bishop)


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