The worlds first 10 Languages ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਪਹਿਲੀਆਂ 10 ਭਾਸ਼ਾਵਾ Rank Language Native speakers (millions) % of world population Mainly spoken in Notes 1 Mandarin 官話/官话 955* 14.4% China, Taiwan, Singapore Part of Chinese language family 2 Spanish Español/Castellano 405* 6.15% Spain, Mexico, Parts of the United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea, Western Sahara. See List of countries where Spanish is an official language Partially mutually intelligible with Portuguese[2][3][4] 3 English 360* 5.43% United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and Commonwealth of Nations. See List of countries where English is an official language 4 Hindi हिन्दी 310* 4.70% India, Nepal Part of Hindi languages family. Includes approx. 100 million speakers of other Hindi languages not counted below. Mutually intelligible with Urdu. 5 Arabic العربية 295* 4.43% Arab world. See List of countries where Arabic is an official language Arabic also is a liturgical language of 1.6 billion Muslims.[5][6] The Arabic language contains many different dialects. Many are not mutually intelligible. See Varieties of Arabic 6 Portuguese Português 215* 3.27% Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Timor-Leste, Macao. See List of countries where Portuguese is an official language Partially mutually intelligible with Spanish[2][3][4] 7 Bengali বাংলা 205* 3.11% Bangladesh, India (West Bengal, Tripura, Assam) 8 Russian Русский 155* 2.33% Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Commonwealth of Independent States. See List of countries where Russian is an official language Partially mutually intelligible with Ukrainian[7] and Belarusian.[7] 9 Japanese 日本語 125* 1.90% Japan 10 Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ پنجابى 102* 1.44% Pakistan, India (North region), United Kingdom, Canada, United States,Dubai
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