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.