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2. Chinese

3. Mandarin, the official language of
China and Taiwan, is by far the most
widely spoken language of the
world, surpassing English in terms of
numbers of speakers, in a 2:1 ratio.

4. Spanish

5. Although it might not be perceived
as a language of business, with 405
million native speakers, Spanish is
the second most commonly spoken
language after Mandarin, so it’s no
surprise to see it our list.

7. Arabic

8. Arabic is spoken by 295 million
speakers worldwide, and it’s the
official language of 28 different
countries, including many of the
dynamic, growing economies in the
Middle East and Africa.

9. German

10. German has a total of 210 million
speakers worldwide. It is also the
fourth most used language online.
It’s also the language spoken in
some of the most economically
important countries in Europe.

11. French

12. Around 220 million people also
speak French as a second language,
and that number is projected to rise
to 750 million by 2050, possibly even
overtaking English and Mandarin.

15. Japanese

16. Japanese boasts 130 million
speakers located primarily in Japan,
which happens to be the third
largest economy in the world. It’s
also the sixth language for Internet
users with e-commerce sales in
2016 of $88.06 billion.

17. Russian

18. With 155 million native speakers
throughout central and Eastern
Europe and in Russia, it’s the eighth
most common language in the world
and the second most used in website
content, after English.

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3. https://www.slideshare.net/ProofHub/7-core-skills-for-remote-
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