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50 most spoken languages in the world by the number of speakers (native and non-native), presented in English:

1–10: The Global Giants
English (~1.5 billion speakers)
Widely spoken worldwide as the global language of business, science, and media.

Mandarin Chinese (~1.1 billion speakers)
The most spoken native language, primarily in China, Taiwan, and Singapore.

Hindi (~600 million speakers)
A major language of India and the fourth most spoken language globally.

Spanish (~560 million speakers)
Spoken across Spain, Latin America, and the United States.

French (~280 million speakers)
Official in over 29 countries, including parts of Europe, Africa, and Canada.

Arabic (~280 million speakers)
A primary language across the Middle East and North Africa.

Bengali (~270 million speakers)
Spoken in Bangladesh and parts of India.

Russian (~258 million speakers)
Widely spoken in Russia and other former Soviet republics.

Portuguese (~260 million speakers)
Spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and parts of Africa.

Urdu (~230 million speakers)
A major language in Pakistan and parts of India.

11–20: Regional Powerhouses
Indonesian (~200 million speakers)
The official language of Indonesia.

Japanese (~130 million speakers)
Primarily spoken in Japan.

Punjabi (~125 million speakers)
Widely spoken in Pakistan and India.

German (~135 million speakers)
Spoken in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and beyond.

Korean (~77 million speakers)
The official language of South and North Korea.

Vietnamese (~85 million speakers)
Spoken primarily in Vietnam.

Turkish (~85 million speakers)
The official language of Turkey and parts of Cyprus.

Telugu (~81 million speakers)
A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.

Tamil (~75 million speakers)
A classical language spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Marathi (~83 million speakers)
Widely spoken in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

21–30: Significant Regional Languages
Italian (~65 million speakers)
Spoken in Italy and parts of Switzerland.

Thai (~70 million speakers)
The official language of Thailand.

Gujarati (~60 million speakers)
Widely spoken in western India.

Kannada (~55 million speakers)
A Dravidian language spoken in Karnataka, India.

Javanese (~75 million speakers)
Predominantly spoken on the Indonesian island of Java.

Persian (Farsi) (~80 million speakers)
The official language of Iran and parts of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Polish (~45 million speakers)
Spoken in Poland and Polish diaspora communities worldwide.

Ukrainian (~40 million speakers)
The official language of Ukraine.

Malayalam (~40 million speakers)
Spoken in the Indian state of Kerala.

Dutch (~35 million speakers)
Spoken in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname.

31–40: Culturally Influential Languages
Hausa (~50 million speakers)
A major language in West Africa.

Amharic (~30 million speakers)
The official language of Ethiopia.

Sinhala (~20 million speakers)
Spoken in Sri Lanka.

Hungarian (~14 million speakers)
Spoken in Hungary and nearby regions.

Zulu (~12 million speakers)
A widely spoken language in South Africa.

Tagalog (Filipino) (~28 million speakers)
The primary language of the Philippines.

Burmese (~33 million speakers)
The official language of Myanmar.

Swahili (~20 million speakers)
A lingua franca in East Africa.

Yoruba (~20 million speakers)
Spoken in Nigeria and parts of West Africa.

Igbo (~20 million speakers)
Another major Nigerian language.

41–50: Lesser Known but Widely Spoken
Xhosa (~8 million speakers)
A Bantu language spoken in South Africa.

Pashto (~50 million speakers)
Spoken in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan.

Luo (~6 million speakers)
Spoken in Kenya and Tanzania.

Chewa (Nyanja) (~12 million speakers)
Spoken in Malawi and neighboring countries.

Serbian (~10 million speakers)
Spoken in Serbia and surrounding regions.

Czech (~10 million speakers)
The official language of the Czech Republic.

Catalan (~10 million speakers)
Spoken in Catalonia, Spain.

Slovak (~5 million speakers)
Spoken in Slovakia and parts of neighboring countries.

Khmer (~16 million speakers)
The official language of Cambodia.

Lao (~7 million speakers)
Spoken in Laos.

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