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Rank ⇵Language ⇵Native Speakers ⇵Primary Region ⇵
1Mandarin Chinese939 MillionChina, Taiwan
2Spanish485 MillionLatin America, Spain
3English380 MillionGlobal
4Hindi345 MillionIndia
5Bengali234 MillionBangladesh, India
6Portuguese236 MillionBrazil, Portugal
7Russian147 MillionRussia
8Japanese123 MillionJapan
9Yue Chinese (Cantonese)86 MillionChina, Hong Kong
10Vietnamese85 MillionVietnam
11Turkish84 MillionTurkey
12Wu Chinese81 MillionChina
13Marathi83 MillionIndia
14Telugu83 MillionIndia
15Korean81 MillionSouth/North Korea
16French80 MillionFrance, Canada, Africa
17Tamil78 MillionIndia, Sri Lanka
18Egyptian Arabic77 MillionEgypt
19Standard German75 MillionGermany, Austria
20Urdu70 MillionPakistan, India
21Javanese68 MillionIndonesia
22Punjabi (Western)66 MillionPakistan
23Italian64 MillionItaly
24Gujarati57 MillionIndia
25Persian (Farsi)57 MillionIran
26Bhojpuri53 MillionIndia
27Hausa51 MillionNigeria
28Hakka Chinese44 MillionChina
29Kannada43 MillionIndia
30Odia (Oriya)38 MillionIndia
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