Top 10 Languages Of The World
Approximately 6,500 languages are spoken in the world today. All of these make the world a diverse and beautiful place. Sadly, some of these languages are known only to a few people. Of these, ten are considered to be the most spoken languages of the world. Let us know in detail, about the top ten languages of the world.
- Chinese
With around 1.2 billion native speakers, Chinese steals our list of top 10 languages of the world. It is an official language of China and Taiwan. About 850 million speakers of Chinese use Mandarin. In the recent years, the importance of the Chinese language has been growing to a greater extent. If you wish to learn a language that one in six people in the world speak, Chinese is the one for you.
2. Spanish
Spanish is among the most popular languages in the world. It is spoken by approx. 500 million people worldwide. It is the official languages of the UN and is spoken in Spain, Central and South America, United States and the Philippines. Today Spanish is the second most preferred language in the world for business purposes. If you want a language that will open up new continents for your business, Spanish is your best bet.
3. English
English is spoken by 983 million people worldwide. English is the primary language in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others. It is one of the official languages of the UN. Every year millions of people around the world start to learn English, and their number increases steadily.
4. Hindi
About 544 million people in the world speak Hindi. Most of them live in India and Nepal. Hindi is the most spoken language in India. India has 23 official languages, with Hindi chief among them. Spoken mainly in northern India and parts of Pakistan, Hindi uses Devnagri script.
5. Arabic
About 422 million people speak Arabic. It is distributed in Southwest Asia and North Africa. Today, Arabic is a crucial business language since the region has a large number of countries that are rich in oil, which makes them desirable business partners. Arabic is one of the six official languages of the UN.
6. Portuguese
Approximately 229 million people worldwide speak Portuguese. Most of them live in Portugal and Brazil which is the largest country in the Portuguese-speaking world. As Brazil covers more than half the population of South America, Portuguese is the most common language on the continent.
7. Bengali
Around 261 million people worldwide speak Bengali — the official language of Bangladesh. It is spoken only in some parts of India and Sierra Leone. The Bengali language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Bengalis in the Indian subcontinent.
8. Russian
Russian is one of the six official UN languages. It is the official language of Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. It is spoken as a second language and lingua franca in some parts of Asia in Eastern Europe.
Total number of people that speak Russian are approximately 269 million.
Russian language is important in Eastern Europe because, large number of tourists from the Russian-speaking countries spend their summer holidays in this region.
9. Japanese
Japanese is the official language of Japan. Economic power and population density prevailing in the country has made Japanese, one of the ten most popular language on the planet.
Native Japanese speakers that live in Japan are approx. 130 million. Japanese speakers residing outside Japan can be found in the US, the Philippines, and Brazil.
10. Punjabi
With around 100 million native speakers, Punjabi is spoken in India and Pakistan. It is an Indo-Aryan language and is the 11th most widely spoken language of India. It is also the 5th most spoken language in Canada.
Top 10 Languages By Total Number Of Speakers
Today the world speaks 6,500 tongues, but their popularity is different. For instance, the English language serves as a primary means of communication for people from different nations, while others are distributed within small communities. Therefore, let us know which the top 10 languages by several native speakers are. All figures are estimates as it can be challenging to determine how many speakers exist of any given language.
- Mandarin Chinese (1.1 billion speakers)
- English (983 million speakers)
- Hindustani (544 million speakers)
- Spanish (527 million speakers)
- Arabic (422 million speakers)
- Malay (281 million speakers)
- Russian (267 million speakers)
- Bengali (261 million speakers)
- Portuguese (229 million speakers)
- French (229 million speakers)
Conclusion:
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