Top 10 Languages by Total Number of Speakers

Top 10 Languages by Total Number of Speakers

1.    English. 1.348 Billion Total Speakers.
2.    Mandarin Chinese. 1.120 billion total speakers.
3.    Hindi. 600 million total speakers.
4.   Spanish. 543 million total speakers.
5.   Standard Arabic. 274 million total speakers.
6.   Bengali. 268 million total speakers.
7.    French. 267 million total speakers.
8.   Russian — 154 Million Native Speakers

•    Japanese — 126 Million Native Speaker

1.    Lhanda (Western Punjabi) — 118 Million Native Speakers.