Spanish is an Indo-European language that developed in the 5th century in the Iberian Peninsula and it is now spoken in 31 different countries and territories in Europe, South America and Central America.

It is a native language for over 470 million people, being an official language in 20 countries. The largest number of native speakers can be found in Mexico followed by Spain, Colombia, Argentina and Peru. In total, there are 570 million speakers worldwide which makes Spanish the 3rd most spoken language on Earth. Basically, 7.6% of world's population speaks this language. That’s why learning Spanish is definitely a smart choice.