Languages have existed since time immemorial. Let's take a look at the top 10 languages that are spoken the most in the world.
Speakers: 101 million native speakers
Region: Western Punjab
10. Lahnda
(Western Punjabi)
9. Japanese
Speakers: 125 million native speakers
Region: Japan (+ US, Brazil, Philippines)
Speakers: 154 million native speakers
Region: Japan (+ US, Brazil, Philippines)
8. Russian
Speakers: 232 million native speakers
Region:
Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe
7. Portugese
Speakers: 234 million native speakers
Region: West Bengal, India & Bangladesh
6. Bengali
Speakers: 344 million native speakers
Region: India
5. Hindi
Speakers: 362 million native speakers
Region: Middle East
4. Arabic
Speakers: 373 million native speakers
Region: Worldwide
3. English
Speakers: 485 million native speakers
Region:
South and Central America, Spain, US
2. Spanish
Speakers: 1.3 billion native speakers
Region: China
1. Chinese
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