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Japanese takes the lead as the most coveted Asian language.
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Korean secures the second spot with 2,574.17 average monthly searches in Georgia alone.
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Mandarin holds strong in third place.
A new study by Asian language specialists LTL Language School reveals that Japanese is the language Georgia wants to learn the most.
The study analysed 42 East and South Asian languages combined with 24 keywords to generate over 900 combinations. These were then run through Google Keyword Planner to obtain the monthly search volumes averaged over the past 12 months in the US.
Topping the list with an impressive average monthly search volume of 2,812, Japanese captures the hearts and minds of language enthusiasts across the United States. Japanese might owe its popularity to the influence of media such as anime and manga that, over the past few years, have become mainstream in the States. Examples of such popular titles are One Piece, Naruto, and Attack on Titan.
Following closely behind is Korean, ranking second in the preferences of language learners with an average monthly search volume of 2,574. The popularity of Korean culture, including K-dramas and K-pop – the so-called Hallyu (Korean wave) – likely contributed to the significant interest in learning the language.
Mandarin secures the third spot with an average monthly search volume of 810. Mandarin is one of the world’s most widely spoken languages and one of the most difficult ones to learn, but this does not seem to discourage people from trying. Moreover, as China continues to play a prominent role on the global stage, interest in learning Mandarin remains steady.
Further down on the list, Hindi takes fourth place with 718 average monthly searches. Regardless of being just one of 22 official languages and one of the 121 languages spoken in India, Hindi has the most speakers in the country at 57.09% of the population either as a first or second language.
The top five closes with Vietnamese…
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