Languages List World Most Spoken

 

1. Mandarin Chinese
Speakers: Over 918 million
Top Countries: China, Taiwan, Singapore

2. Spanish
Speakers: Over 460 million
Top Countries: Spain, Mexico, Colombia

3. English
Speakers: Over 378 million (native) + 1.5 billion (total)
Top Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

4. Hindi
Speakers: Over 341 million
Top Countries: India, Nepal, Fiji

5. Arabic
Speakers: Over 310 million (native) + 310 million (total)
Top Countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq

6. Bengali
Speakers: Over 230 million
Top Countries: Bangladesh, India, West Bengal

7. Portuguese
Speakers: Over 230 million
Top Countries: Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia

8. Indonesian
Speakers: Over 221 million
Top Countries: Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique

9. Russian
Speakers: Over 198 million
Top Countries: Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea

10. French
Speakers: Over 154 million
Top Countries: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan

11. Urdu
Speakers: Over 128 million
Top Countries: Japan, Brazil, United States

12. Punjabi
Speakers: Over 125 million
Top Countries: India, Pakistan, United Kingdom

13. Vietnamese
Speakers: Over 86 million
Top Countries: Vietnam, Czech Republic, Cambodia

14. Italian:
Speakers: Approximately 85 million
Top Countries: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino

15. Turkish
Speakers: Over 85 million
Top Countries: Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq

16. Filipino
Speakers: Approximately 83 million
Top Countries: Philippines, United States, Saudi Arabia

17. Marathi
Speakers: Over 83 million
Top Countries: India, United Arab Emirates, United States

18. Tamil
Speakers: Over 83 million
Top Countries: India, Sri Lanka, Singapore

19. Telugu
Speakers: Over 81 million
Top Countries: India, United States, United Arab Emirates

20. Korean
Speakers: Over 77 million (native) + 110 million (total)
Top Countries: France, Canada, Belgium

21. Japanese
Speakers: Over 77 million
Top Countries: South Korea, North Korea, China

22. German
Speakers: Over 76 million
Top Countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland

23. Dutch:
Speakers: Approximately 23 million
Top Countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname

24. Swedish
Speakers: Approximately 10 million
Top Countries: Sweden, Finland, Estonia

25. Finnish: Speakers: Approximately 5 million
Top Countries: Finland, Sweden, Russia