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Language |
Approx. Number of Speakers |
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1 Chinese (Mandarin) 2 English 3 Spanish 4 Russian 5 French 6 Hindustani (Hindi & Urdu) 7 Arabic (16 variants) 8 Portuguese 9 Bengali 10 Japanese |
1,120,000,000 480,000,000 320,000,000 285,000,000 265,000,000 250,000,000 221,000,000 188,000,000 185,000,000 133,000,000 |
SOURCE: The Top 10 of Everything 2006 by Russell Ash,
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UPDATED: 06/2006