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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