Most spoken languages worldwide
Language is diversified; in fact, there are over 7,000 languages spoken all over the world.
Each country has a unique set of languages that identify its people, and even within a single country, there can be many different languages.
Among these, some languages are spoken by millions, while others have only a few thousand speakers. English, which originated in the United Kingdom, and Mandarin Chinese, mainly spoken in China and Taiwan, are two of the most widely spoken languages globally.
English and Mandarin dominate in different ways—English with non-native speakers and Mandarin among native speakers.
Let's take a look at the languages that have dominated globally.
English – 1,132 million
Mandarin Chinese – 1,117 million
Hindi – 615 million
Spanish – 534 million
Indonesian – 285 million
French – 280 million
Standard Arabic – 274 million
Bengali – 265 million
Russian – 258 million
Portuguese – 234 million
