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These are the top 10 languages spoken worldwide
These are the top 10 languages spoken worldwide
 1. ChinesePrimary Country – China Total Countries – 37 Speakers (millions) – 1,284 |
 2. SpanishPrimary Country – Spain Total Countries – 31 Speakers (millions) – 437  |
 3. EnglishPrimary Country – United Kingdom Total Countries – 106 Speakers (millions) – 372 |
 4. ArabicPrimary Country – Saudi Arabia Total Countries – 57 Speakers (millions) – 295 |
 5. HindiPrimary Country – India Total Countries – 5 Speakers (millions) – 260 |
 6. BengaliPrimary Country – Bangladesh Total Countries – 4 Speakers (millions) – 242 |
 7. PortuguesePrimary Country – Portugal Total Countries – 13 Speakers (millions) – 219 |
 8. RussianPrimary Country – Russian Federation Total Countries – 19 Speakers (millions) – 154 |
9. JapanesePrimary Country – Japan Total Countries – 2 Speakers (millions) – 128 |
 10. Punjabi/ LahndaPrimary Country – Pakistan Total Countries – 6 Speakers (millions) – 119 |
Source – Simons, Gary F. and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2017. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Twentieth edition. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
This story features in our "Take 2" section in ScooNews November 2017 issue.