Full of amazingly detailed data, the 'Speaking of Languages' infograph by Transparent Language is a handy helper to understanding who is speaking what these days.
Beautifully designed with charming graphics and loaded with intriguing stats, the graph notes which languages are leading and how the rate at which they are spoken is changing. As of when the chart was created, Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, followed by Spanish. English, despite popular belief, is the third most frequently spoken language in the world.
Explaining how long it takes for English speakers to learn various languages and even offering projections of how these languages will fare in the future, this is of interest to anyone considering picking up a worldly skill.
Dialogue Direction Charts
The 'Speaking of Languages' Infograph Highlights Leading Dialects
Trend Themes
1. Language Learning - The trend of language learning is disrupting traditional education models and creating opportunities for online language courses and language learning apps.
2. Global Language Shift - The trend of global language shift is creating opportunities for translation and localization services to help businesses communicate effectively in different languages.
3. Data Visualization - The trend of data visualization is disrupting traditional methods of presenting information and creating opportunities for interactive infographics and visual storytelling platforms.
Industry Implications
1. Education - The education industry can capitalize on the language learning trend by offering online language courses and creating language learning apps.
2. Translation and Localization - The translation and localization industry can benefit from the global language shift trend by providing services to help businesses communicate in multiple languages.
3. Technology - The technology industry can take advantage of the data visualization trend by developing interactive infographics and visual storytelling platforms for presenting information.