Top 10 Most Spoken Languages in the World

Apr 11, 2023, 17:28 IST

Wion Web Desk

Mandarin Chinese

Mandarin Chinese is the most extensively used language in the world, with approximately 1.3 billion speakers. In addition to being spoken in other East Asian nations, it is the official language of China and Taiwan.

Spanish 

Spanish is the second most extensively used language in the world, with approximately 460 million speakers. Both Spain and the majority of Latin American nations have it as their official language.

English 

Over 430 million people speak English, making it the third most common language in the world. Many nations, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia, have it as their official language.

Hindi

Hindi is the fourth most extensively used language in the world, with approximately 420 million speakers. It is used in various South Asian nations and is the official language of India.

Arabic

Spoken by over 400 million people worldwide, Arabic is the fifth most widely spoken language. It is the official language of many Middle Eastern countries and is also spoken in North Africa.

Bengali

Bengali is the sixth most spoken language in the world, with approximately 230 million native speakers. Both Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal have it as their official language.

Bengali

Bengali is the sixth most spoken language in the world, with approximately 230 million native speakers. Both Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal have it as their official language.

Portuguese

Portuguese, which is spoken by more than 220 million people, is the seventh most common tongue. Portugal, Brazil, and a number of African nations all speak it as their official language.

Russian

Russian is the eighth  most extensively used language in the world, with approximately 170 million speakers. It is used in several former Soviet republics and is the official language of Russia.

Japanese

Spoken by over 125 million people worldwide, Japanese is the ninth most widely spoken language. It is the official language of Japan.

Lahnda (Western Punjabi)

With over 100 million speakers, Punjabi is the tenth most widely spoken language in the world. It is the official language of Punjab, a state in India and Pakistan, and is also spoken by Punjabi community in other countries.

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