* Native speakers: There are more native speakers of Chinese than English. Estimates vary, but Mandarin Chinese alone has more than 1 billion native speakers, while English has around 370 million.
* Total speakers (including second language speakers): There are more speakers of English overall, including people who speak it as a second or foreign language. Estimates suggest over 1.5 billion people worldwide speak English, while Chinese has about 1.3 billion speakers.
So, the answer depends on what you're looking at:
* Native speakers: More Chinese speakers
* Total speakers: More English speakers