| Language | Native Speakers | Total Speakers | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | ~380 million | ~1.5 billion | Wikipedia |
| German | ~76–95 million | ~155–220 million | Wikipedia |
| Mandarin | ~941 million–1.12 billion | ~1.1–1.3 billion | Wikipedia |
Well, it has 10x more speakers than German, but it still has fewer speakers than English and most of them are localised in a single country.
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Please stop being an obnoxious ass. English is the de-facto lingua franca of the world, acting like German is in any way comparable is just disingenuous.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I love that you called it the lingua franca.
Why yes, English is the French.
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Uh do you not know what “lingua franca” means or are you making a joke?
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The latter. Though given the downvotes, I think people are either not smart enough to get it, or too smart and think I don’t get it.