Most Spoken Languages
25 items ranked
In no particular order, some reach the list due to the sheer number of people in a country, others have made this list because they are very popular languages
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1.
Mandarin
Still the most spoken languages in the world
263 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
2.
English
Spoken in 190 countries
255 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
3.
Spanish
Spoken in over 45 countries
207 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
4.
Japanese
194 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
5.
Yue Chinese
186 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
6.
Wu Chinese
175 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
7.
Portuguese
spoken on several continents
172 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina - 1 comment
Comments:
spoken in Portgal, Brasil, Mosambique, Goa by more than 120 Million people
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
8.
Russian
172 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
9.
Punjabi
171 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
10.
Bengali
171 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
11.
German
166 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina - 1 comment
Comments:
spoken by 150 Million people worldwide
Added 12 years ago by guest, -2 points
12.
Hindi
149 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
13.
Javanese
131 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
14.
French
124 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
15.
Arabic
Official language in 26 countries
123 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina - 1 comment
Comments:
Arabic is an official language of 26 states, the third most after English and French
Added 11 years ago by guest, 9 points
16.
Korean
119 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
17.
Vietnamese
97 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
18.
Turkish
82 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
19.
Kannada
kannada, derived from old tamil, mother of tamil, malayalam.
Bangalore, the capital of kannada speaking state, is the IT capital of india.
38 points - added 12 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
great language
Added 11 years ago by guest, 0 points
20.
Malayalam
Malayalam, relative to tamil. official in kerala
31 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
21.
Tamil
Spoken in South India, Northern Srilanka, Singapore and Malaysia
30 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
22.
Telegu
spoken in India
19 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
23.
Persian
11 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
24.
Bhojpuri
1 point - added 14 years ago by guest -
25.
Italian
-6 points - added 15 years ago by Seraphina -
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