What is the language that is spoken the most around the world?

Question

i need a list top three or top five and if french isnt in those can you tell me where it lies thanks alot

if you dont number them can you put them in order then

thanks

Answer 1

Chinese (937,132,000)

Spanish (332,000,000)

English (322,000,000)

Bengali (189,000,000)

Hindi/Urdu (182,000,000)

(French is 11th).

Answer 2

1. Hindustani (Hindi + Urdu)

2. Mandarin Chinese

3. Spanish

4. English

5. Arabic (including all dialects)

6. Portuguese

7. Bengali

8. Russian

9. Japanese

10. German

French is number 19

Answer 3

English, mainly. That's truly the universal language. Then I would say Spanish (that covers the Americas, Spain, etc) and French (that covers Canada, France, Switzerland, Africa, etc).

Edit: The person before me is stating number of speakers. I realize your question was more directed towards world-wide usage, but her information is also correct.

Answer 4

http://www.photius.com/rankings/language...

Answer 5

English is the lingua franca of the world. It is used as the language of communication in science and business.

Beyond that, French is probably second. French was the previous lingua franca, before English usurped it, but it is still a good language to know, especially if you live in the EU.

Spanish is the language of the Americas, but most of its elite study English in order to study at US and UK universities and also to work for global companies.

Answer 6

Here are the top ten.

1. Mandarin

Number of speakers: 1 billion+

To say "hello" in Mandarin, say "Ni hao" (Nee HaOW).

2. English

Number of speakers: 508 million

To say "hello" in English, say "What's up, freak?" (watz-UP-freek).

3. Hindustani

Number of speakers: 497 million

To say "hello" in Hindustani, say "Namaste" (Nah-MAH-stay).

4. Spanish

Number of speakers: 392 million

To say "hello" in Spanish, say "Hola" (OH-la).

5. Russian

Number of speakers: 277 million

To say "hello" in Russian, say "Zdravstvuite" (ZDRAST-vet-yah).

6. Arabic

Number of speakers: 246 million

To say "hello" in Arabic, say "Asalamu aleikum" (ASA-LAMU ah- LAY-koom).

7. Bengali

Number of speakers: 211 million

To say "hello" in Bengali, say "Ei Je" (EYE-jay).

8. Portuguese

Number of speakers: 191 million

To say "hello" in Portuguese, say "Bom dia" (bohn DEE-ah).

9. Malay-Indonesian

Number of speakers: 159 million

To say "hello" in Indonesian, say "Selamat pagi" (se-LA-maht PA-gee).

10. French

Number of speakers: 129 million

To say "hello" in French, say "Bonjour" (bone-JOOR).

I Hope I helped.