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eLanguages Interesting Facts

Did You Know?

  • The complete English vocabulary consists of almost one million words, yet only 3,000 words make up 95 percent of all verbal expression.
  • The ten most spoken languages in the world are:
    1. Mandarin
    2. English
    3. Spanish
    4. Russian
    5. Hindi
    6. Arabic
    7. Portuguese
    8. Bengali
    9. German
    10. Japanese
  • When we think of Spanish speaking countries, we usually think of Spain & South America, but we leave out Guinea Equatorial, which is located on the West coast of Africa with a population of half a million.
  • The US has the 5th largest Spanish speaking population in the world. Only Mexico, Spain, Colombia and Argentina have more.
  • The word Hispanics is a form of the word Hispania, which is the Latin name for Spain.

The Hispanic Market

  • More than 11% of the U.S. population speaks Spanish at home.
  • Hispanics are the fastest growing ethnic group in the U.S., estimated to reach 15% in 2010.
  • By 2009, Spanish speaking consumers will represent over 20% of all global gross spending.
  • Spanish is currently the third most widely spoken language in the world and the official language of twenty-four countries.
  • Over 450 million people speak Spanish throughout America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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