Top 10 Most Spoken Languages in the World

Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Sujata Singh

Communication is the basic block of human interaction, and language serves as the primary tool for this purpose.

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Here are the top 10 most spoken languages in the world.

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Top 10 Most Spoken Languages in the World

Communication is the basic block of human interaction, and language serves as the primary tool for this purpose.

Here are the top 10 most spoken languages in the world.

1

English - 1.42 billion

2

Mandarin Chinese - 1.38 billion

3

Hindi - 662 million

4

Spanish - 559 million

5

French - 309 million

6

Arabic (Standard) - 274 million

7

Bengali - 272 million

8

Portuguese - 263 million

9

Russian - 245 million

10

Urdu - 231 million

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