How many native speakers of English are there?

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English, Hindi, spoken English and craft work teacher with overall experience of 15 yrs.

The English language has approximately 400 million native speakers worldwide, trailing only Mandarin and Spanish. However, it is also the single most popular second language.
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The English language has approximately 400 million native speakers worldwide.
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There are 1.4 million native speakers are in English
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There are 1.4 million native speakers are in English
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