MAJOR LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD

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{1}Mandarin
(Chinese) ~
847 Million Speakers
Principal Areas : China, Taiwan
{2}Hindi ~
366 Milion Speakers
Principal Areas :
North India
{3}English ~
341 Million Speakers
Principal Areas : US, USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand
{4}Spanish ~
322 Million Speakers
Principal Areas : Spain, Latin America
{5}Bangla ~
207 Million Speakers
Principal Areas : Eastern India, Bangladesh
{6}Arabic ~
201 Million Speakers
Principal Areas : N. Africa, W. Asia
{7}Portuguese ~
176 Million Speakers
Principal Areas : Portugal, Brazil
{8}Russian ~
167 Million Speakers
Principal Areas : Russia, CIS
{9}Japanese ~
125 Million Speakers
Principal Areas : Japan
{10}German ~
100 Million Speakers
Principal Areas : Germany, Austria, Switzerland