Currently, there are nearly 7,000 languages worldwide. However, it is impossible for a person, even for a gifted person, to know all these languages at the same time. Therefore, it is smarter to master one or more of the most spoken languages in the world. To make it easier for you, here is all the important information about the most popular languages.
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English
Currently, there are over 1.260 billion people who speak the English language worldwide. In addition, the English language is considered as an official language in fifty countries. As a result, the latter obtains the top 1 in the list of the most spoken languages in the world.
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Mandarin Chinese
In the ranking number 2, we find the language of Mandarin Chinese. The latter is also called elsewhere the “Putonghua”. The number of people who can speak Mandarin Chinese now stands at 1.015 billion. Moreover, Putonghua is officially part of one of the official languages of the UN, apart from French, English, Arabic, Spanish and Russian.
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Hindi
Hindi along with English language is the official language of the country of India. Even if the latter has existed for less than 2 centuries, there are already 640 million interlocutors in all the countries of the world. The Hindi language is very common in the north of the country because half of the Indian population in this part prefers Hindi to English. What is really the opposite in the south of the country.
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spanish
The Spanish language is the official language of several Latin American countries and Spain. The last census of Spanish speakers was established in 2020 around the world. At that time, it had more than 500 million interlocutors. The expansion of the Spanish language is happening faster. Moreover, in California, in Texas, the documents are written in English and in Spanish.
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French
French is the official language of Europe and a few other countries like Switzerland, Belgium and even the islands of Jersey. In the case of Africa for example, more precisely in Burkina Faso, Gabon, Senegal or the Republic of Congo, French is also the official language. The number of French interlocutors totals approximately 280 million people.
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Arabic
Competition with the French language of Arabic is becoming increasingly tight. Indeed, people who speak Arabic currently number 275 million. And even in France, Arabic holds the Top 2 of the most spoken language. It should be noted that the Arabic language is not all the same because each region has its own dialect.
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Bengali
Globally, the number of people who speak Bengali is around 265 million. It should be remembered that Bengali is the second most popular and widely spoken language in India. However, Bengali is also the official language of Bangladesh.
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The Russian
Almost all neighboring countries of Russia speak the Russian language. Moreover, nearly 258 million people in Russia and its surroundings speak this language. However, we find the Russian language used by the inhabitants of the Soviet bloc. But other countries of Central Europe and other American states of Alaska also use the Russian language to communicate with each other.
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Portuguese
The Portuguese language has been spread across countries all over the world due to colonization. Therefore, if you want to live or work in Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde or Macau, it's time to study Portuguese quickly. Moreover, more than 250 million people speak this language perfectly.
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Indonesian
Indonesia now has about 270 million people. Only 199 million people speak this language. Aside from Indonesian, East Timor is also the official language of the country.
