Ever wonder which are the most spoken languages in the world? You may be surprised to know that English does not rank first. Here are the top 10
Rank | Language | Native speakers (in millions) | Language family | Official language in |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | English | 1500 |
Indo-European | 46 countries |
2 | Mandarin Chinese | 1100 | Sino-Tibetan |
2 countries |
3 | Hindi | 608.8 |
Indo-European | 2 countries (India and Fiji) |
4 | Spanish |
559.5 | Indo-European | 21 countries |
5 |
Standard Arabic |
332.5 |
Afro-Asiatic |
24 countries |
6 |
French | 311.6 |
Indo-European | 29 countries |
7 | Bengali | 278.2 | Indo-European | 2 countries (India and Bangaldesh) |
8 | Portuguese | 263.8 | Indo-European | 9 countries |
9 | Russian | 255.4 | Indo-European |
4 countries |
10 | Urdu | 237.9 | Indo-European |
2 countries |