10 most popular languages ​​in the world

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