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Top 10 Online Languages

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The Internet World Stats shares their latest information on top 10 online languages. From the lists, the top four languages have remained the same, with English ahead , followed by Chinese, Spanish then Japanese.

Top 10 Online Languages as of June 30, 2010

Listing information is according to online language ranking, percentage of all Internet users, and Internet users in millions.

1 English – 27.3 % (536.6M users)

2 Chinese – 22.6% (444.9M users)

3 Spanish – 7.8% (153.3M users)

4 Japanese – 5.0% (99.1M users)

5 Portuguese – 4.2% (82.5M users)

6 German – 3.8% (75.2M users)

7 Arabic – 3.3% (65.4M users)

8 French – 3.0% (59.8M users)

9 Russian – 3.0% (59.7M users)

10 Korean – 2.0% (39.4M users)

The rest of the other Internet users: 350.5M
Estimated Internet Users: 1,966.5M on June 30, 2010

Top 10 Online Languages as of Nov 30, 2007

Listing information is according to online language ranking, percentage of all Internet users, and Internet users in millions.

1 English – 30.1% (379.5M users)

2 Chinese – 14.7% (184.9M users)

3 Spanish – 9.0% (113.5M users)

4 Japanese – 6.9% (87.5M users)

5 French – 5.1% (63.8M users)

6 German – 4.9% (61.9M users)

7 Portuguese – 4.0% (50.8M users)

8 Arabic – 3.7% (46.4M users)

9 Korean – 2.7% (34.4M users)

10 Italian – 2.6% (33.1M users)

The rest of the world’s languages Internet users has 16.3% with 206.1M. World total Internet users: 1,262.0M.

This 2007 list is included to set a comparison of the 2010 list. For example, the Russian language is not in the top 10 in 2007, it went on to #9 in 2010. The Italian language, #10 in 2007, was dislodged in 2010’s top ten.

Resource about the Top Ten Online Languages:

Internet World Stats

The Internet World Stats also published added table and charts featuring analysis and other information, including detailed world languages in use by country.

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Tel Asiado is a writer, author, and business consultant, previously, IT manager & consultant. Her articles reflect her interests, from small business, biographies & histories, to classical music especially Mozart, art & literature, biographies, and Christian writings. Tel has produced non-fictions, e-books and anthologies. Her education is MBA in Computer Management, BSc Chemistry, Diploma in Small Business & Internet Mktg, and Cert IV Training and Assessment (TAA). Her small office/home site is homebizideasnow.com, and numerous information of Mozart and classical music, mozartandclassicalmusic.com.

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