10. Urdu language
A mother tongue for 69,000,000 people (a second language for 94,000,000 people).
- number of speakers: 163,000,000
9. Portuguese language
A mother tongue for 219 million people (a second language for 11 million people).
- number of speakers: 229,000,000
8. French
A mother tongue for 76,000,000 people (a second language for 153,000,000 people).
- number of speakers: 230,000,000
7. Bengali
A mother tongue for 242 million people (a second language for 19 million people).
- number of speakers: 262,000,000
6. Russian
A mother tongue for 154,000,000 people (a second language for 113,000,000 people).
- number of speakers: 268,000,000
5. Arabic
A mother tongue for 274 million people.
- number of speakers: 292,000,000
4. Hindi language
A mother tongue for 260,000,000 people (a second language for 121,000,000 people).
- number of speakers: 381,000,000
3. Spanish language
A mother tongue for 437 million people (a second language for 91 million people).
- number of speakers: 528,000,000
2. English
A mother tongue for 372 million people (a second language for 612 million people).
- number of speakers: 984,000,000
1. Chinese language
A mother tongue for 1,281,000,000 people (a second language for 194,000,000 people).
- number of speakers: 1,475,000,000
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