What is the most populous dialect in China?

The most widely used dialect in China is Mandarin, which is said to have a population of nearly 654.38 billion. Mandarin is the most populous and widely distributed Chinese first-class dialect as a mother tongue. Its name comes from the name of China's ancient official standard Chinese.

Putonghua can generally be subdivided into eight sub-dialects: northeastern mandarin, Jiaoliao Mandarin, Beijing Mandarin, Jilu Mandarin, Zhongyuan Mandarin, Jianghuai Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin and Southwest Mandarin. Among them, Southwest Mandarin is the most native speaker, exceeding 270 million.

Southwest Mandarin is mainly distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing and most of the surrounding Chinese-speaking areas, with the largest sub-regions of Sichuan, Guizhou and Xishu having a population of over 65.438+0.5 billion. Commonly known as Guizhou dialect and Sichuan dialect.

Therefore, the dialect with the largest number of users is Mandarin, further speaking, Southwest Mandarin. I hope I can help you.