Languages of the world

The most spoken languages in the world

• English (1.132 million speakers)
• Mandarin (1.117 million speakers)
• Spanish (534 million speakers)
• French (280 million speakers)
• Arabic (274 million speakers)
• Russian (258 million speakers)
• Portuguese (234 million speakers)

1. How many languages there are in the world?
2. What are the 5 major world languages?
3. What are the 22 languages in world?
4. What are the top 10 best languages in the world?

How many languages there are in the world?

Well, roughly 6,500 languages are spoken in the world today. Each and every one of them make the world a diverse and beautiful place. Sadly, some of these languages are less widely spoken than others. Take Busuu, for example – we're named after a language spoken by only eight people.

What are the 5 major world languages?

The Top 10 Most Spoken Languages in the World

1. Mandarin Chinese (1.1 billion speakers) ...
2. English (983 million speakers) ...
3. Hindustani (544 million speakers) ...
4. Spanish (527 million speakers) ...
5. Arabic (422 million speakers) ...
6. Malay (281 million speakers) ...
7. Russian (267 million speakers) ...
8. Bengali (261 million speakers)

What are the 22 languages in world?

The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution consists of the following 22 languages –Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.

What are the top 10 best languages in the world?

The World's Top 10 Languages to learn

• Mandarin. Mandarin is one of the fastest growing languages in the world. ...
• Spanish. The importance of speaking Spanish continues to grow. ...
• German. German ranks fourth in most used world languages. ...
• Portuguese. ...
• Arabic. ...
• French. ...
• Japanese. ...
• Russian.