most spoken languages
Arabic â 246 Million Speakers. Not only is Arabic one of the most popular languages but it is also one of the oldest. It is spoken throughout the Middle East and found in other countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt.
3) English. English used to be the second-most common language, but Spanish-speakers have increased much more rapidly over the past 15 years. Still, scholars have named English the worldâs âmost influential language,â due to the number of speakers (360 million) and the number of countries in which it is spoken.
Mandarin is the most popular language in the world mainly because it is spoken in the most populated country in the world. It has double the amount of speakers as English but it is also one of the most hardest languages to learn. âHelloâ in Mandarin is âNi haoâ. Article Source: Listverse.
With 205 million speakers, Bengali is also the second most widely spoken language in India, popular in the easternmost states. Bengali is an official language of both India and Bangladesh. Russianâs 155 million speakers make it the worldâs eighth most common language.