Top 8 Most spoken languages in the world

1. Mandarin Chinese 

The most widely spoken language, with over 1.3 billion native speakers. 

2. Spanish 

Spoken by over 486 million people, primarily in Latin America and Spain. 

3. English 

A global language with around 380 million native speakers and over 1.5 billion total speakers. 

4. Arabic 

Spoken by 362 million people, primarily in the Middle East and North Africa. 

5. Hindi 

The official language of India, with 345 million native speakers. 

6. Bengali 

Spoken by 237 million people, primarily in Bangladesh and India. 

7. Portuguese 

Spoken by 236 million people, primarily in Brazil and Portugal. 

8. Russian 

Spoken by 148 million people, primarily in Russia and Eastern Europe.