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Ranked by the largest figure Wikidata holds — total speakers where given, otherwise first plus second-language speakers, otherwise first-language speakers. Years and sources vary; macrolanguages such as Chinese or Arabic overlap with their members.

#LanguageFamilyL1L2TotalYearCountries
1zhoChinese汉语Sino-Tibetan1.30 bn
2engEnglishIndo-European379 m753.4 m1.13 bn2019+93
3cmnMandarin Chinese普通话Sino-Tibetan918 m1.07 bn2019+4
4cmnStandard Chinese現代標準漢語Sino-Tibetan897.1 m2013+4
5hinHindiहिन्दीIndo-European341 m274.3 m615.3 m2019+1
6spaSpanishespañolIndo-European485 m70.6 m555.6 m2023+24
7arbStandard Arabicالعربية الفصحىAfroasiatic335 m335 m2023
8araArabicاللُّغَة العَرَبِيّةAfroasiatic295 m315.4 m2019+36
9fraFrenchfrançaisIndo-European77.2 m208.2 m285.4 m2019+41
10porPortugueseportuguêsIndo-European221 m6.3 m227.3 m2019+10
11indIndonesianBahasa IndonesiaAustronesian43.6 m155.4 m199 m2010
12urdUrduاردو68.6 m94 m162.6 m2019+4
13deuGermanDeutschIndo-European76.5 m58.5 m135 m2019+9
14jpnJapanese日本語Japonic128 m128 m2019
15panPunjabiپنجابی125 m125 m2021+15
16rusRussianрусский язык‎Indo-European154 m110.4 m110 m2019
17benBanglaবাংলাIndo-European300 m19.2 m106 m2019
18arzEgyptian Arabicاللغه المصريه الحديثهAfroasiatic64.6 m100.5 m2021
19swhKiswahilikiswahiliNiger–Congo16 m82.3 m98.3 m2010+3
20filFilipinoAustronesian90 m
21turTurkishTürkçeTurkic82.2 m5.9 m88.1 m2021+1
22javJavaneseBasa JawaAustronesian68.3 m84.3 m2019
23tamTamilதமிழ்Dravidian75 m8 m83 m2019+5
24wuuWu Chinese吴语Sino-Tibetan81.4 m80.7 m2019
25msaMalayBahasa MelayuAustronesian77 m77 m2007+15
26marMarathiमराठी83.1 m3 m77 m2019
27vieVietnameseTiếng ViệtAustroasiatic76 m76 m2019
28korKorean한국어Koreanic77.3 m73.2 m2019+5
29fasFarsiفارسیIndo-European45 m70 m2019+7
30tglTagalogwikang TagalogAustronesian23.6 m45 m68.6 m2019
31itaItalianitalianoIndo-European64.8 m3 m67.8 m2019+1
32yueYue Chinese粵語Sino-Tibetan73.1 m62.2 m2019
33thaThaiภาษาไทยKra–Dai20.7 m40 m60.7 m2019+1
34pesIranian PersianIndo-European52.8 m52.8 m2019
35bhoBhojpuriभोजपुरी भाषाIndo-European52.2 m52.2 m2019
36pusPashtoپښتو ژبهIndo-European39 m50 m2009+6
37telTeluguతెలుగుDravidian82 m5 m50 m2019
38nanSouthern Min閩南語Sino-Tibetan50.1 m48.3 m2019+5
39hakHakka ChineseHak-kâ-ngîSino-Tibetan48.2 m48.2 m2019+1
40pcmNigerian Pidginpidgin4.7 m47.5 m2020
41cjyJinSino-Tibetan46.9 m46.9 m2019
42gujGujaratiગુજરાતીIndo-European56.4 m46.9 m2019
43romRomaniRomani chibIndo-European46 m+13
44apcLevantine ArabicAfroasiatic44 m2022+3
45hauHausaAfroasiatic43.9 m43.9 m2019+5
46kanKannadaಕನ್ನಡDravidian43.6 m43.6 m2019
47myaBurmeseမြန်မာဘာသာစကားSino-Tibetan32.9 m10 m42.9 m2019
48arqAlgerian ArabicدريريةAfroasiatic42.3 m42.3 m2024
49polPolishjęzyk polskiIndo-European39.7 m454,00040.2 m2019
50yorYorubaÈdè YorùbáNiger–Congo37.8 m40 m2019
51malMalayalamമലയാളംDravidian37.1 m37.1 m2019
52ormOromoAfaan OromooAfroasiatic24 m36 m2007
53rajRajasthaniIndo-European36 m2001
54hsnXiangSino-Tibetan37.3 m36 m2019
55azeAzerbaijaniAzərbaycan diliTurkic23 m35 m2007+13
56ukrUkrainianукраїнська моваIndo-European26.9 m34.7 m2023+10
57maiMaithiliमैथिलीIndo-European33.9 m195,00034.1 m2019
58sunSundaneseBasa SundaAustronesian32.4 m32.4 m2019
59oryOdiaଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାIndo-European34.5 m32.1 m2019
60apdSudanese Arabic31.9 m31.9 m2019
61zulZuluisiZuluNiger–Congo12.1 m15.7 m27.8 m2019
62aryMoroccan ArabicالداريجةAfroasiatic27.5 m27.5 m2019
63uzbUzbekOʻzbek tiliWestern Karluk27 m2015
64iboIgboAsụsụ IgboNiger–Congo27 m27 m2019
65nqoN'KoNiger–Congo27 m
66uznNorthern UzbekWestern Karluk25.1 m26.9 m2021
67amhAmharicአማርኛAfroasiatic21.9 m25 m2019+2
68apcNorth Levantine ArabicAfroasiatic24.6 m24.6 m2019+1
69ronRomanianlimba românăIndo-European24.3 m24.3 m2019+1
70nepNepaliनेपालीIndo-European15.8 m8.7 m24.1 m2019+1
71fulFulaFulfuldeNiger–Congo24 m2007
72sndSindhiسِنڌِي‎Sindhi languages24.6 m23.8 m2019
73nldDutchNederlandsIndo-European23.1 m23.1 m2019+6
74aecSaʽidi Arabicصعيدي‎Afroasiatic22.4 m22.4 m2019
75ganGan Chinese贛語Sino-Tibetan22.1 m22.1 m2019
76awaAwadhiअवधीIndo-European22 m22 m2007
77kurKurdishZimanê KurdîIndo-European21 m21 m2007+5
78pbuNorthern PashtoIndo-European20.9 m20.9 m2019
79magMagahiमगहीIndo-European20.7 m20.7 m2019
80skrSaraikiسرائیکی20 m+1
81linLingalaLingálaNiger–Congo20 m2020
82xhoXhosaisiXhosaNiger–Congo8.2 m11 m19.2 m2011
83hbsSerbo-Croatiansrpskohrvatski jezikIndo-European19 m19 m2022+2
84mlgMalagasyFiteny malagasyAustronesian18 m18.1 m2010
85khmKhmerភាសាខ្មែរAustroasiatic16.6 m1 m17.6 m2019
86tzmCentral Atlas TamazightTmaziɣt n waṭlas anammas17 m2025
87hneChhattisgarhiIndo-European16.3 m16.3 m2019
88somSomaliAf-SoomaaliAfroasiatic16.2 m16.2 m2019+1
89zhaZhuangVahcuenghKra–Dai16 m16 m2007
90cebCebuanoSinugboanonAustronesian15.9 m15.9 m2019
91acmMesopotamian Arabicلهجة عراقيةAfroasiatic15.7 m15.7 m2019
92swaSwahiliKiswahiliNiger–Congo15.4 m2012+10
93asmAssameseঅসমীয়া ভাষাIndo-European15.3 m15.3 m2019
94sinSinhalaසිංහල භාෂාවIndo-European15.3 m15.3 m2019
95ellModern GreekελληνικάIndo-European15 m
96kauKanurikanuriNilo-Saharan15 m+3
97madMadureseBhâsa MadhurâAustronesian15 m15 m2007+1
98ttsIsanKra–Dai15 m
99azbSouth Azerbaijaniتورك ديلیTurkic13.8 m14.6 m2021
100kmrKurmanjiZimanê KurdîIndo-European14.6 m14.6 m2019+3
101fuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo14.5 m14.5 m2019
102barBavarianBoarischIndo-European14.1 m14.1 m2019
103tgkTajikзабони тоҷикӣ14 m2018+2
104bgcHaryanviہریاݨویIndo-European14 m14 m2007
105sylSylhetiꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ ꠜꠣꠡꠣIndo-European12 m10 m14 m2023+13
106kazKazakhқазақ тіліTurkic12.9 m13.2 m2019+9
107mwrMarwariमारवाड़ीIndo-European14 m13 m2007
108ctgChittagonianIndo-European13 m13 m2019
109hunHungarianmagyar nyelvUralic12.6 m12.6 m2019+5
110sweSwedishsvenskaEast Scandinavian9.2 m3.1 m12.4 m2012
111nyaChewaChilankhulo cha ChichewaNiger–Congo12 m12 m2007+1
112ajpSouth Levantine ArabicAfroasiatic11.6 m11.6 m2019
113aynSanʽani ArabicAfroasiatic11.4 m11.4 m2019
114aebTunisian ArabicTounsiAfroasiatic11.6 m11.2 m2019
115mnpNorthern MinSino-Tibetan11 m11 m2019
116pbtSouthern PashtoIndo-European10.9 m10.9 m2019+1
117cesCzechčeštinaIndo-European10.7 m10.7 m2019
118acqTaʽizzi-Adeni ArabicAfroasiatic10.5 m10.5 m2019
119uigUyghurئۇيغۇرEastern Karluk10.4 m10.4 m2019+5
120cdoEastern MinMìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄Sino-Tibetan10.3 m10.3 m2019+2
121gswAlemannicAlemannischIndo-European10 m+4
122mupMalviIndo-European10 m2003
123catCatalancatalàIndo-European4.9 m5.1 m10 m2021+1
124kinKinyarwandaIkinyarwandaNiger–Congo12.1 m9.8 m2019
125prsDariدری‎Indo-European9.6 m9.6 m2011
126hatHaitian CreoleKreyòl ayisyen9.6 m9.6 m2007
127dhdDhundariIndo-European9.6 m9.6 m2007
128hebHebrewעבריתAfroasiatic5.4 m4 m9.3 m2019
129kncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan9.3 m2024+1
130azjNorth AzerbaijaniTurkic9.2 m9.2 m2021+1
131swcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo1,0009.1 m9.1 m1991
132iloIlocanoPagsasao nga IlokanoAustronesian9.1 m9.1 m2007
133snaShonaChiShonaNiger–Congo8.3 m9 m2007+1
134bulBulgarianбългарски езикIndo-European9 m2014+7
135srpSerbianсрпски језик9 m+3
136runKirundiIkirundiNiger–Congo10.8 m8.8 m2019+1
137akaAkanakanNiger–Congo11 m8.3 m2007
138shiTashelhitTaclḥitAfroasiatic8 m
139bfyBagheliIndo-European8 m2004
140belBelarusianбеларуская моваIndo-European7.6 m7.9 m2009+5
141rwrMarwariIndo-European7.9 m1,0107.9 m2011
142mosMoorémòoréNiger–Congo7.6 m7.6 m2007+1
143napNeapolitanLengua napulitanaIndo-European7.5 m
144vmwMakhuwaNiger–Congo7.4 m
145ckbCentral Kurdishکوردیی ناوەندیIndo-European7.2 m
146afrAfrikaansIndo-European10.3 m7.2 m2016+2
147satSantaliAustroasiatic7.2 m+1
148hrvCroatianhrvatski jezikIndo-European7 m+8
149monMongolianмонгол хэлMongolic5.2 m7 m2005
150tumTumbukaChiyowoyelo cha ChitumbukaNiger–Congo7 m+1
151sckNagpuriनागपुरीIndo-European7 m2001+1
152oakNoakhaliIndo-European7 m
153tukTurkmenTürkmenTurkic16 m7 m2007+3
154kasKashmiriکٲشُر6.9 m2011
155hyeArmenianհայերենIndo-European6.7 m2100+20
156kikGikuyuGĩkũyũNiger–Congo6.6 m
157pstCentral PashtoIndo-European6.5 m6.5 m2013
158luaLuba-KasaiTshilubaNiger–Congo6.3 m1991
159sqiAlbanianGjuha shqipe6.2 m
160acwHijazi SaudiAfroasiatic14.5 m6 m2019
161slkSlovakslovenčina6 m+2
162sotSesothoseSothoNiger–Congo6 m
163umbUmbunduÚmbúndúNiger–Congo6 m
164nodNorthern ThaiᨣᩤᩴᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦKra–Dai6 m1983
165lmnLambadi6 m2004
166walWolayttaAfroasiatic5.8 m2023
167tirTigrinyaትግርኛAfroasiatic7.5 m152,0005.8 m2019
168hilHiligaynonAustronesian8.2 m5.7 m2007
169kabKabyletaqbaylitAfroasiatic5.6 m2012
170minMinangkabaubahaso Minangkabau5.5 m2007
171danDanishdanskEast Scandinavian5.5 m2012+1
172bugBugineseᨅᨔ ᨕᨚᨁᨗAustronesian5 m500,0005.5 m2000
173sukSukumaJìsùgǔmàNiger–Congo5.4 m
174tatTatarтатар телеTurkic5.2 m5.4 m2015
175finFinnishsuomiUralic5.4 m5.4 m2012+2
176laoLaoພາສາລາວKra–Dai5.2 m2006
177norNorwegiannorskIndo-European5.2 m2015
178lugLugandaNiger–Congo4.1 m1 m5.1 m2002
179konKongokikongoNiger–Congo5 m
180ndsLow GermanPlattdütschIndo-European5 m
181bewBetawibasa BetawiAustronesian5 m
182mtrMewariIndo-European5 m
183wtmMewatiIndo-European5 m2002
184gpeGhanaian Pidgin EnglishIndo-European5 m2011
185gugParaguayan GuaraníTupian4.8 m1995
186scnSicilianSicilianuIndo-European4.7 m4.7 m2002
187czhHuizhou ChineseSino-Tibetan4.6 m
188kirKyrgyzКыргыз тилиTurkic4.6 m2009
189grnGuaraniAvañe'ẽTupian4.5 m+1
190tsnTswanaseTswanaNiger–Congo4.5 m+1
191hmnHmongHmong–Mien4.5 m4.5 m2015+1
192souSouthern ThaiKra–Dai4.5 m2006
193ayhHadhrami Arabicاللهجة الحضرميةAfroasiatic4.5 m+5
194fucPulaarNiger–Congo4.5 m4.5 m2016+3
195rifTarifitAfroasiatic4.4 m2016
196aylLibyan ArabicAfroasiatic4.3 m
197nnoNynorskIndo-European4.3 m
198bamBambaraBamanankanNiger–Congo4.2 m4.2 m2012
199uzsSouthern Uzbekاوزبیک تورکچهWestern Karluk4.2 m
200dagDagbanliNiger–Congo3.2 m1 m4.2 m2013
201tpiTok PisinTok pisin122,0004 m4.1 m2004
202nsoNorthern SothoSepediNiger–Congo4.1 m
203tsoTsongaNiger–Congo13 m3.4 m4 m2015+1
204litLithuanianLietuvių kalbaIndo-European4 m
205aymAymaraAymar aruAymaran4 m2020
206nobBokmålbokmålIndo-European4 m
207banBalineseBasa BaliAustronesian3.3 m4 m2000
208kswS'gaw KarenSino-Tibetan4 m
209wryMerwariIndo-European4 m2001
210bluMiaoHmong–Mien4 m
211lmoLombardLengua lombardaIndo-European3.9 m2002
212kamKambaNiger–Congo3.9 m2009
213meyHassaniya ArabicAfroasiatic3.8 m+1
214katGeorgianქართული ენაKartvelian3.7 m2014+3
215wolWolofNiger–Congo3.7 m
216gomGoan Konkani3.6 m2000
217bemBembaNiger–Congo3.6 m
218aceAcehnesebahsa AcèhAustronesian3.5 m2000
219bosBosnianbosanski jezik3.5 m2008+1
220bjnBanjarbahasa BanjarAustronesian3.5 m2000
221bhbBhiliIndo-European3.3 m2001
222myqManinkaNiger–Congo3.3 m+3
223mznMazanderaniمازرونی زبونIndo-European3.3 m1993
224jamJamaican PatoisPatwa3.2 m2000
225warWaray-WarayWaray-warayAustronesian3.1 m
226bgpEastern BalochiIndo-European3 m2004
227eweEweEʋegbeNiger–Congo3 m
228shnShanလိၵ်ႈတႆးKra–Dai3 m
229twiTwitwiNiger–Congo3 m
230gbmGarhwaliगढ़वळि3 m2000
231alsTosk AlbanianToskë3 m
232luoDholuoNilo-Saharan3 m
233sdhSouthern KurdishIndo-European3 m
234abrBonotwiNiger–Congo3 m2022
235bzsBrazilian Sign Language3 m2013
236msiSabah MalayAustronesian3 m3 m2013
237gonGondiDravidian3 m2011
238fatFanteNiger–Congo2.8 m
239khkKhalkha Mongolianᠬᠠᠯᠬ᠎ᠠ ᠠᠶᠠᠯᠭᠤMongolic2.7 m2016
240dyuDyulaNiger–Congo2.7 m
241zghStandard Moroccan Amazighⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ2.7 m
242efiEfikNiger–Congo2.7 m2020
243spvSambalpuriIndo-European2.6 m2.6 m2011
244shuChadian Arabicلهجة تشادية2.6 m2.6 m2023+4
245glkGilakiگيلکيIndo-European2.5 m2.5 m2023
246bikBikolAustronesian2.5 m
247bclCentral BikolBikol SentralAustronesian2.5 m1990
248cpxPu-Xian Min莆仙語Sino-Tibetan2.5 m
249slvSloveneslovenski jezikIndo-European2.4 m+7
250glgGalicianlingua galegaIndo-European2.4 m2012
250 languages · speaker counts: Wikidata P1098