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Overseas Chinese Population

Which countries, outside of China and Taiwan, have the most people of Chinese origin or descent?
Quiz by TenThousand
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Last updated: July 13, 2016
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First submittedAugust 23, 2015
Times taken35,161
Average score76.2%
Rating4.55
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People
Country
9,393,000
Thailand
6,961,000
Malaysia
3,795,000
United States
2,833,000
Indonesia
2,548,000
Singapore
1,638,000
Myanmar
1,488,000
Canada
People
Country
1,300,000
Peru
1,146,000
Philippines
971,000
Vietnam
866,000
Australia
798,000
South Korea
783,000
Cambodia
700,000
France
People
Country
675,000
Japan
466,000
United Kingdom
400,000
Venezuela
400,000
Russia
350,000
South Africa
321,000
Italy
300,000
Kazakhstan
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Level 33
Sep 17, 2015
Gah!! I gave up on South America way too easily. I put in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Chile. I got none of those so I moved on...
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Level 65
Mar 24, 2016
Same :(
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Level 60
Jul 13, 2016
Did the same sigh. Also forgot Singapore which was dumb.
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Level 66
Jul 13, 2016
Same here
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Level 53
Jul 13, 2016
Anyone who guessed Peru was just listing countries for a professional typist to enter. Or, 28% of people taking this quiz are Chinese Peruvian.
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Level 53
Jul 14, 2016
There is actually a lot of Asian communities in Peru. For instance, Alberto Fujimori who was Peru's dictator for ten years was from Japanese origin. So, it would have been possible to guess Peru.

Venezuela, however, would apply more to your comment

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Level 34
Jul 16, 2016
I surprisingly managed to guess them all. I got Peru because as Dragenum says it has Asian communities, and I got Venezuela because I saw a documentary on the country a few of years ago talking about the major oil deals between Chinese companies and the government there. Difficult, but not impossible.
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Level 40
Jul 17, 2016
I've been to Peruvian restaurants and had "arroz chaufa" which is like Chinese-inspired Peruvian fried rice. Then was informed of the sizable Chinese community in Peru.

Btw arroz chaufa is great

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Level 84
May 29, 2019
Yep, there are tons of Chinese restaurants in Peru. If you've been there and ventured outside the obvious tourist places you'd probably know it from that at least.
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Level 88
Jul 15, 2019
It's on the Pacific Ocean, and I guessed it along with Colombia, Ecuador and Chile. Not much of a stretch.
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Level 49
Sep 13, 2020
As others have pointed out, it's not too big a leap from remembering Alberto Fujimori to thinking that there may be a large Chinese- as well as Japanese-Peruvian community.
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Level 73
Mar 21, 2021
This is precisely why I guessed it. I knew there was a big Japanese community there and figured there was probably a big Chinese community as well. Which is incidentally also why I typed Brazil five times before finally admitting defeat.
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Level 64
Aug 4, 2021
Most Japanese immigrants to South America actually came as 'proper' immigrants, while most Chinese people came as coolies, i.e. indentured labourers. I believe it's mainly because of the guano trade that so many of them went to Peru.
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Level 65
Mar 10, 2024
i just guessed random decently large countries, and when I reached south america, i got lucky with peru and continued and got venezuela
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Level 59
Feb 24, 2017
same lol
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Level 68
Nov 6, 2021
I just randomly guessed countries and was extremely confused when I discovered a million Chinese descendants live there lol
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Level 90
Dec 4, 2015
Why are some quizzes eligible for points but others not? What is the determining factor?
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Level 70
Dec 14, 2015
It has to be featured.
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Level 76
Jul 12, 2016
The equivalent quiz for Russians is here.
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Level 82
Jul 13, 2016
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Level 88
Jul 13, 2016
Whaaaaa.....?! Myanmar appears as the correct answer?! Is the Quizmaster changing his stance?
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Level 76
Jul 13, 2016
Yes, in May 2016, although either country name still earns you the point.
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Level 74
Jul 13, 2016
I'm absolutely stunned it isn't more in Africa. A friend of mine lives in Kikwit, DRC, and says there are Chinese people everywhere... they are building roads and infrastructure in exchange for lucrative natural resources contracts (the DRC is one of the richest countries in the world with natural resources). I'll leave the politics out of it but he says there are whole sections of Kinshasa that are essentially a Chinatown.
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Level 82
Jul 13, 2016
You could have a city the size of Cincinnati full of nothing but Chinese people, and it still wouldn't be enough to make it on this list. The countries on here have some *very* substantial Chinese populations. There are no doubt many Chinese workers in a lot of African countries, but not enough to touch these numbers.
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Level 57
Oct 19, 2016
I tried a lot of african countries too, but I was thinking about the illegal wildlife trade of animals and parts of animals. Apparently there are not a lot of hunters, just a lot of buyers. Sadly, there are people that still believe in such things as magical cures through keratin and bones.
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Level 49
Sep 13, 2020
The quiz is asking about Overseas Chinese, not about Chinese nationals who happen to be working in a given country.
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Level 68
Jul 15, 2016
19/21. Can't believe I forgot Italy! Way of the Dragon!!!!!!!!!!
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Level 57
Jul 19, 2016
Too much time. Comments show that 4 minutes turn it into a guessing & speed typing quiz. Cut to 2:30 maximum, please.
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Level 76
Jul 19, 2016
With 4 minutes, only 3% are getting them all, so we think the time is OK.
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Level 35
Feb 18, 2018
Damn, got all of them but Singapore, idiot!
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Level 50
Dec 31, 2019
Omg I missed Australia and South Africa.
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Level 52
Feb 20, 2020
I guessed Venezuela before considering Australia for some reason.
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Level 58
May 20, 2020
Missed Malaysia
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Level 79
Feb 22, 2021
That's where I come from!
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Level 75
Jul 26, 2020
hey look a child of chinese immigrants doing this quiz
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Level 68
Dec 29, 2020
Ahhh I missed Venezuela, didn't think it was on the quiz because none of the big countries were on here. Peru was the only exception because I've heard of the known Chinese presence in the country
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Level 71
Aug 13, 2021
Interesting that Laos doesn't make the list considering the size of the Chinese populations in the neighbouring countries.
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Level 26
Nov 28, 2021
i did not think venezuela wonder why they go there?
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Level 26
Nov 28, 2021
i only missed venezuela
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Level 79
Apr 15, 2022
Peru and Venezuela wtf?? Haha I didn't even attempt any South American countries. Learned something new with this one that's for sure!
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Level 49
Jan 27, 2023
Mainly for business reasons. I have a friend in college whos a Chinese-Venezuelan. Her grandparents went there to open a shop and lived there for most of their lives. She and her parents are all born in Venezuela.

They all speak fluent Chinese and Cantonese (since they are originally from Guangdong), and recently trying to immigrate back to China due to the unstable political environment right now in Venezuela.

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Level 63
Nov 29, 2022
Missed Russia... What am I even doing?!