Internal combustion engine, comprising: a primary air system for providing fresh air, and a secondary air system which is configured to branch off secondary air from the primary air system and to blow it into an exhaust gas duct , wherein the secondary air system has a secondary air pump for conveying the secondary air, wherein the secondary air pump comprises: - a pump chamber , - a diaphragm , which is arranged in the pump chamber and subdivides the pump chamber into a secondary air chamber and an exhaust gas chamber , - an exhaust gas line , which connects the exhaust gas chamber to the exhaust gas duct of the internal combustion engine , characterized in that the secondary air pump further comprises: - an electrically actuatable actuator , which is connected to the diaphragm and which is configured to actuate the diaphragm , and in that the internal combustion engine further comprises: a first cylinder and a second cylinder and a respective secondary air pump per cylinder , - wherein a first exhaust gas chamber of a first secondary air pump is connected to a first exhaust gas duct of the first cylinder , - wherein a second exhaust gas chamber of a second secondary air pump is connected to a second exhaust gas duct of the second cylinder , - wherein the first secondary air pump is configured to blow secondary air into the second exhaust gas duct , and - wherein the second secondary air pump is configured to blow secondary air into the first exhaust gas duct . a primary air system for providing fresh air, and a secondary air system which is configured to branch off secondary air from the primary air system and to blow it into an exhaust gas duct , wherein the secondary air system has a secondary air pump for conveying the secondary air, wherein the secondary air pump comprises: - a pump chamber , - a diaphragm , which is arranged in the pump chamber and subdivides the pump chamber into a secondary air chamber and an exhaust gas chamber , - an exhaust gas line , which connects the exhaust gas chamber to the exhaust gas duct of the internal combustion engine , - a pump chamber , - a diaphragm , which is arranged in the pump chamber and subdivides the pump chamber into a secondary air chamber and an exhaust gas chamber , - an exhaust gas line , which connects the exhaust gas chamber to the exhaust gas duct of the internal combustion engine , characterized in that the secondary air pump further comprises: - an electrically actuatable actuator , which is connected to the diaphragm and which is configured to actuate the diaphragm , and - an electrically actuatable actuator , which is connected to the diaphragm and which is configured to actuate the diaphragm , and in that the internal combustion engine further comprises: a first cylinder and a second cylinder and a respective secondary air pump per cylinder , - wherein a first exhaust gas chamber of a first secondary air pump is connected to a first exhaust gas duct of the first cylinder , - wherein a second exhaust gas chamber of a second secondary air pump is connected to a second exhaust gas duct of the second cylinder , - wherein the first secondary air pump is configured to blow secondary air into the second exhaust gas duct , and - wherein the second secondary air pump is configured to blow secondary air into the first exhaust gas duct . - wherein a first exhaust gas chamber of a first secondary air pump is connected to a first exhaust gas duct of the first cylinder , - wherein a second exhaust gas chamber of a second secondary air pump is connected to a second exhaust gas duct of the second cylinder , - wherein the first secondary air pump is configured to blow secondary air into the second exhaust gas duct , and - wherein the second secondary air pump is configured to blow secondary air into the first exhaust gas duct . <EOS>