> having 2 billion of people speaking a language in only one country is not really helpful for a common language Apparently it is, otherwise we wouldn't be in

> having 2 billion of people speaking a language in only one country is not really helpful for a common language Apparently it is, otherwise we wouldn't be in thread discussing more and more interesting content only being available in Chinese. Users will learn whatever language provides content they want to consume. For me that was English. My parents learned Russian. I'd not be surprised if the next generation learns Chinese, though I'd prefer not having to do so (parents english isn't great). Your arguments for English keeping its spot are kind of weak. It was surprising to read how few people speaking english. Wiki "English-speaking world" states just 500m-1b global and first language is less than 360m, 2/3 of those in the US. Class differences might ensure there is still more content produced in english, but china might catch up quickly and having just half as many speakers doesn't give a good head start. It being close to European languages might help, at doesn't require to learn a totally new alphabet. I would have expected English to get a nice boost due to geopolitics, but am not sure that is the cast past 2016. The US is still highly influence, due to media exports and probably most importantly dominance on the internet. China's firewall/separated Internet might save English. Though it might also protect their own language long enough to start to produce enough content to export... Actually, I just realized how few recent popular Chinese films I've heard of. Guess I'll choose some to download, now.