stay-cation Article: Most popular Languages

posted by its_me_dreaming

Here's a listing of the ten most popular languages spoken worldwide, along with the approximate number of primary o first language speakers for that language.

1. Mandarin Chinese - 882 million
2. Spanish - 325 million
3. English - 312-380 million
4. Arabic - 206-422 million
5. Hindi - 181 million
6. Portuguese - 178 million
7. Bengali - 173 million
8. Russian - 146 million
9. Japanese - 128 million
10. German - 96 million

Various sources were used to compile this listing of the most popular languages of the world but the primary fuente was the CIA World Factbook.

reneemonique and irismess like this

irismess Ohhh yeah. But i'm sure spanish is the first one.

its_me_dreaming obviously not, or do you think they're lying!!!!

irismess Totally a lye, lol,,, and the diference is not soo big anyways..

its_me_dreaming muahahahaha!!!!!

huddycallianfan Mandarin speak only Mandarines. XD but there are lots of foreign students in China. So I think half of the universe will speak Mandarin in couple of decades. But I thought English was the first one. :|

its_me_dreaming see, I always thought spanish is the most spoken one....