According to comprehensive reports from WorldWay, the audience for the Portuguese language is growing. Data from the Internet World Stats indicates that although only 4.3% of internet users speak Portuguese, it is the fifth most used language on the internet globally.
Research reports on the number of users of global internet languages show that there are 121.8 million internet users who speak Portuguese worldwide, which means that among over 2.8 billion internet users, the usage rate of Portuguese is below 5%.
Globally, the most widely used internet languages are English and Chinese, with user numbers far exceeding those of other languages. English has the highest usage rate at 28.6%, with approximately 800 million people using it online. Following English is Chinese, with a usage rate of 23.2%, approximately 650 million people.
The widespread use of Portuguese is closely related to the cultural appeal of developed European countries and their unlimited investment attractiveness. Experts from WorldWay in Portugal indicate that domestic investors are increasingly favoring Portugal, with the warm-hearted Portuguese people, advanced civilization, and top-tier education and healthcare benefits in Europe being highly valued by investors. As of the end of September this year, the Portuguese Golden Visa program has brought approximately 1 billion euros in foreign investment to Portugal, and the massive immigration investments may speak volumes. WorldWay has established a large customer service office in Lisbon, Portugal, making it the only Chinese immigration agency with an independent office in Portugal.
Data from the Internet World Stats indicates that from 2000 to 2013, the growth of internet users exceeded 1500%.
In the ranking of the five most commonly used internet languages, Spanish ranks third with a user share of 7.9%, while Arabic is the fourth most commonly used internet language.
Among the top ten commonly used internet languages, Japanese ranks sixth, with a user share of only 3.9% (approximately 109 million people), followed closely by Russian, which accounts for 3.1% (87.4 million people).
German ranks eighth, with 2.9% of the 2.8 billion internet users, while French ranks ninth among the top ten commonly used internet languages.
The tenth most commonly used internet language is Malay, with 2.7% of the global population using it.
The research also indicates that there are 440 million people using other languages online, with English and Chinese users accounting for about half of the total.
WorldWay Editor
