What is the top 10 language?
Top 10 Most Spoken Languages in the World
The following is a list of the top 10 languages worldwide by the number of native speakers. These figures are approximate and may vary depending on the source, but this list represents a widely accepted ranking:
- Mandarin Chinese – Over 900 million native speakers
- Spanish – Over 470 million native speakers
- English – Over 370 million native speakers
- Hindi – Over 340 million native speakers
- Bengali – Over 230 million native speakers
- Portuguese – Over 220 million native speakers
- Russian – Over 150 million native speakers
- Japanese – Over 125 million native speakers
- Western Punjabi – Over 90 million native speakers
- Marathi – Over 85 million native speakers
These languages are ranked by the number of native speakers, not by total speakers (which would include those who speak the language as a second language). English, for example, is the most widely spoken language in terms of total speakers worldwide.