Interesting data might have shown us, there has been a huge surge of Mandarin Chinese learners in the world from of course non-native speakers. Even from the Proficient Test takers point of view, a short period of 5 years from 2005 to 2010, the number of people around the world taking HSK test increased 535%.
But who are learning? Have you spotted friends and family around you starting the Mandarin learning journey?
We don’t have official data from any accountable source yet, though we can summarize the groups of people below:
– University students
– City professionals
– Children and school students
– Linguistic enthusiasts
Let’s look at Celebrities & famous politicians, literalistic, we have:
Mark Zuckerberg (CEO of Facebook)
Timothy Geithner (US Secretary of the Treasury)
Kevin Rudd (Former Prime Minister of Australia)
Mira Sorvino (American actress and Harvard graduate)
More news around the world to see who are learning Mandarin Chinese:
– Harvard President wants more Chinese language exchange between China and the DC
– Dubai opening the first Chinese International School
– South Africa students enjoying learning Mandarin and Chinese culture
