Is it true that French is ranked 13th most spoken language in the world?

Question

Take a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers

Is it true? Does it promote French's major language position?

Answer 1

It's due to the populations whom speak it. However, is the 3rd most used.

1.- English

2.- Spanish

3.- French