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1. English
2. French
3. Spanish
4.Arabic
5. German
1. Chinese, Mandarin
2. English
3. Spanish
4. Arabic
5. Bengali
1.) Arabic,the language of the Quran and the Ummah SHOULD be number one unfortunately it isn't.
2.) English is the marketing and medical language of the world. Most of the people of the world learn English as their second language.
3.) Spanish, most of central and South American continent speak this language.
Then you look at individualized, national population!
4.) Chinese.
5.) Hindi
Language is perhaps the most important function of the human body. This list (in order of least to most spoken) summarizes the most important languages in use today.
1- Mandarin
2- English
3- Hindustani
4- Spanish
5- Russian
6- Arabic
7- Bengali
8- Portuguese
9- Malay-Indonesian
10- French
1. Mandarin (Chinese)
2. Spanish .
3. English .
4. Arabic.
5. Hindi.
NB : And some researches put Hindi in No.4 and Arabic on fifth place.
Mandarin the language of future for trade and business can beat them all hands down.
1. Mandarin (Chinese)
2. Spanish .
3. English .
4. Arabic.
5. Hindi.
1) Mandarin
Number of speakers:1 billion+
surprise, the most widely spoken language on the planet is based in the most populated country on the planet. Beating second-place English by a2 to1 ratio
2) English
Number of speakers:508 million
While English doesn’t have the most speakers, it is the official language of more countries than any other language. Its speakers hail from all around the world, including New Zealand, the U.S., Australia, England, Zimbabwe, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, South Africa, and Canada. We’d tell you more about English, but you probably feel pretty comfortable with the language already
3) Hindi
Number of speakers:497 million
Hindi is the primary language of India’s crowded population, and it encompasses a huge number of dialects. While many predict that the population of India will soon surpass that of China, the prominence of English in India prevents Hindustani from surpassing the most popular language in the world
4) Spanish
Number of speakers:392 million
Aside from all of those kids who take it in high school, Spanish is spoken in just about every South American and Central American country, not to mention Spain, Cuba, and the U.S. There is a particular interest in Spanish in the U.S., as many English words are borrowed from the language, including: tornado, bonanza, patio, quesadilla, enchilada, and taco grande supreme.
5) Arabic
Number of speakers:346
millionArabic, one of the world’s oldest languages, is spoken in the Middle East, with speakers found in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. Furthermore, because Arabic is the language of the Koran, millions of Moslems in other countries speak Arabic as well. So many people have a working knowledge of Arabic, in fact, that in1974 it was made the sixth official language of the United Nations.
6) Russian
Number of speakers:277 million
One of the six languages in the UN, Russian is spoken not only in the Mother Country, but also in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the U.S
French
Number of speakers:129 million
French is spoken in tons of countries, including Belgium, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Haiti. Oh, and France too.
Arabic
Number of speakers:246 million
spoken in the Middle East, with speakers found in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. Furthermore, because Arabic is the language of the Koran, millions of Moslems in other countries speak Arabic as well.
Russian
Number of speakers:277 million
One of the six languages in the UN, Russian is spoken not only in the Mother Country, but also in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the U.S.
Spanish
Number of speakers:392 million
spoken in just about every South American and Central American country, not to mention Spain, Cuba, and the U.S. There is a particular interest in Spanish in the U.S., as many English words are borrowed from the language, including: tornado, bonanza, patio, quesadilla, enchilada, and taco grande supreme.
English
Number of speakers:508 million
While English doesn’t have the most speakers, it is the official language of more countries than any other language. Its speakers hail from all around the world, including New Zealand, the U.S., Australia, England, Zimbabwe, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, South Africa, and Canada. We’d tell you more about English, but you probably feel pretty comfortable with the language already. Let’s just move on to the most popular language in the world.
Mandarin
english
hindi
spanish
French
Arabic
russian
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