10 most spoken languages in the world

English: Over 1.5 billion speakers.

Mandarin Chinese: Over 1.1 billion speakers.

Hindi: Over 600 million speakers.

Spanish: Over 560 million speakers.

French: Over 310 million speakers.

Modern Standard Arabic: Over 310 million speakers.

Bengali: Over 230 million speakers.

Portuguese: Over 221 million speakers.

Russian: Over 258 million speakers.

Urdu: Over 230 million speakers.

Note: These figures are approximations, and actual numbers may vary based on different sources and methodologies for counting speakers.

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