Top 10 Languages spoken in the world: Half of the world’s population speak the 13 most populous languages

Although there might be some commonly spoken languages but the dialect with which they are spoken changes from one state border to another.

Half of the world's population speak the 13 most populous languages, the other half of the world speak the rest. The following table lists the languages of the world with the largest number of native speakers.

Language	No. of Speakers (in million)	Primary Countries the language is spoken
Mandarin Chinese	882	China, Taiwan, Singapore
Spanish	325	Spain, Mexico, United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile,Colombia Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea, Western Sahara
English	312-380	United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, and Commonwealth of Nations
Arabic	206-422	Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordon, Egypt)
Hindi	181	India, Nepal
Portuguese	178	Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Timor-Leste
Bengali	173	Bangladesh, India (West Bengal, Tripura, Assam)
Russian	146	Russia, Ukraine, Commonwealth of Independent States
Japanese	128	Japan
German	96	Germany, Austria, Belgium

Although there might be some commonly spoken languages but the dialect with which they are spoken changes from one state border to another. Half of the world's population speak the 13 most populous languages, the other half of the world speak the rest. The following table lists the languages of the world with the largest number of native speakers. Language No. of Speakers (in million) Primary Countries the language is spoken Mandarin Chinese 882 China, Taiwan, Singapore Spanish 325 Spain, Mexico, United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile,Colombia Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea, Western Sahara English 312-380 United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, and Commonwealth of Nations Arabic 206-422 Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordon, Egypt) Hindi 181 India, Nepal Portuguese 178 Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Timor-Leste Bengali 173 Bangladesh, India (West Bengal, Tripura, Assam) Russian 146 Russia, Ukraine, Commonwealth of Independent States Japanese 128 Japan German 96 Germany, Austria, Belgium

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