Most Spoken Languages
Widely spoken languages, their families, regions, and approximate total speaker counts.
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| ID | Language | Family | Speakers | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Indo-European | 1.5 billion | Worldwide |
| 2 | Mandarin Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | 1.2 billion | East Asia |
| 3 | Hindi | Indo-European | 611 million | South Asia |
| 4 | Spanish | Indo-European | 561 million | Americas and Europe |
| 5 | Modern Standard Arabic | Afro-Asiatic | 335 million | Middle East and North Africa |
| 6 | French | Indo-European | 334 million | Europe and Africa |
| 7 | Bengali | Indo-European | 274 million | South Asia |
| 8 | Portuguese | Indo-European | 269 million | South America and Europe |
| 9 | Indonesian | Austronesian | 255 million | Southeast Asia |
| 10 | Urdu | Indo-European | 246 million | South Asia |
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Scope and sources
Last checked against sources: October 16, 2026.
Last changed: July 20, 2026. This is when we last changed the data or its description. It doesn’t mean the data runs up to that date.
- Wikipedia: List of languages by total number of speakers (used with permission)
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