Top 5 most-spoken languages in the world (native + second-language)

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The 5 most-spoken languages in the world (native + second-language) by total speakers (L1 + L2): English, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, French.

Snapshot · 2026-09-23

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  1. 1

    English

    ~1.5B

  2. 2
  3. 3

    Hindi

    ~610M

  4. 4

    Spanish

    ~560M

  5. 5

    French

    ~310M