| Rank | Language | Primary Country | Total* Countries |
Speakers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | China | 31 | 1,213 |
| 2 | Spanish | Spain | 44 | 329 |
| 3 | English | United Kingdom | 112 | 328 |
| 4 | Arabic | Saudi Arabia | 57 | 221 |
| 5 | Hindi | India | 20 | 182 |
| 6 | Bengali | Bangladesh | 10 | 181 |
| 7 | Portuguese | Portugal | 37 | 178 |
| 8 | Russian | Russian Federation | 33 | 144 |
| 9 | Japanese | Japan | 25 | 122 |
| 10 | German | Germany | 43 | 90.3 |
| * with at least 3 million first-language speakers * Part of the Ethnologue, 16th Edition, M. Paul Lewis, Editor. Copyright © 2009, SIL International. All rights reserved. |
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