Most Spoken Languages in the World

10º France:   110 million natives



9º Japanese:  125 million native  

Official language in Japan and Palau 


8º Russian: 170 million natives 

Official language in Belarus, Kazakhistan, Kyrgystan, Russia


7º Bengali: 171 million natives

Official language in Bangladesh


6º Portuguese: 249 million natives

Official language in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Timor, Cape Verde, S. Tomé


5ºArabic: 280 million natives



4º Spanish: 406 million natives



3º Hindi: 422 million natives + 300 million as a second language = 722 million

Official language of India


2º English: 375 million natives + 1000 millions as a second language



1º Mandarin: 1300 million natives

Official language of China, Taiwan and Singapure