My lessons are online, because I'm leaving in Spain right now. Why study Spanish: More than 500 million native speakers and over 600 million if we count non-native speakers. ✔ Second most spoken language in the world by native speakers (after Mandarin Chinese). ✔ Official language in 21 countries, mainly in Latin America, Spain, and some regions of the U.S. 🔹 Expansion in the United States More than 60 million people speak Spanish in the U.S., making it the second country with the most Spanish speakers. It is estimated that by 2050, the U.S. could become the country with the most Spanish speakers in the world.