According to this infographic, Chinese will become the internet’s dominant language in five years. Obviously, every single webpage won’t be in Mandarin, but it’s a good reminder that China’s rise as a cultural force shouldn’t be ignored. [TheNextWeb via Gizmag]
Peter Maher
Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 10:16 AMfull size image:
http://thenextweb.com/asia/files/2010/12/TNW_internetlanguages_vs4.jpeg
boc
Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 7:16 PMEnglish will be the most dominant language for some time to come beyond the 5 year mark as it’s a language that permeates many, many countries on the Internet and in particular – the real world.
To get an idea how dominant a language is, have a look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages
The Joker
Monday, January 3, 2011 at 7:59 PMFunny, I didn’t see American listed..!!