[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In 2050, there could be as many as 1.4 billion people who speak Mandarin as their primary language, 556 million who speak Hindu-Urdu, 508 million who speak English, 486 million who speak Spanish — and 482 million who speak Arabic. French would decline because countries are preferring English over French.
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