What is the most spoken language in the world? If English is your answer, you are not wrong, English does come among the top 10. On that note, let’s list the world's top 10 most spoken languages in this article. Most spoken languages in the worldBelow, we have compiled the world’s most spoken languages by number of native speakers, with data sourced from Ethnologue: Rank Language Native speakers (in millions) Language family 1 English 1500 Indo-European 2 Mandarin Chinese 1100 Sino-Tibetan 3 Hindi 609.5 Indo-European 4 Spanish 559.1 Indo-European 5 French 309.8 Indo-European 6 Standard Arabic 274.0 Afro-Asiatic 7 Bengali 272.8 Indo-European 8 Portugese 263.6 Indo-European 9 Russian 255.0 Indo-European 10 Urdu 231.7 Indo-European Related stories The top 10 largest economies in the world in 2024 Top 10 richest countries in the world by GDP per capita in 2024 Top 10 most powerful countries in the world in 2024 A deeper insight into the most spoken languages in the world Now, let’s underst...
