It is estimated that the combined total number of Spanish speakers is between 470 and 500 million, making it the third most spoken language by total number of speakers after Chinese, and English. Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in terms of native speakers. It is also the second most studied language in the world, after English. Most Spanish speakers are in Latin America; of all countries with a majority of Spanish speakers, only Spain is outside the Americas. Mexico has the most native speakers of any country. Spanish is the official language in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
