Hindi is the third most spoken language in the world – check top 10

Published by: Priyanka Deshpande

Hindi Diwas, observed annually on September 14, celebrates the usage and adoption of Hindi as an official language in India. It is the third most spoken language in the world, as per Statista. Here’s a look at the top 10.

Urdu

Number of speakers: 231.7 million

#10

Russian

Number of speakers: 255 million

#9

Portuguese

Number of speakers: 263.6 million

#8

Bengali

Number of speakers: 272.8 million

#7

Arabic (Standard)

Number of speakers: 274 million

#6

French

Number of speakers: 309.8 million

#5

Spanish

Number of speakers: 559.1 million

#4

Hindi

Number of speakers: 609.5 million

#3

Chinese (Mandarin)

Number of speakers: 1,138 million

#2

English

Number of speakers: 1,456 million

#1

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