The chart and table provide insights into some of the world's most popular languages, ranked by the number of speakers and nations.
Overall, English, Spanish, and Arabic are the most spoken languages in both criteria. Chinese and Hindi are also spoken by a majority of people, while French and Portuguese are used in many countries.
There are 59 territories that use English, and just under 1. 4 billion people communicate in this language, making it the most spoken language both by population and by nation. In addition, Spanish and Arabic are also very popular in this regard. Spanish ranks fourth in both indexes with approximately 600 million speakers in over 21 countries, which are only 50 percent of the statistics for English. As for Arabic, it is spoken in 25 nations by nearly 300 million people.
Mandarin Chinese and Hindi are also major languages of the world since there are about 1. 1 billion and 600 million users of Mandarin Chinese and Hindi, respectively. These two languages, in fact, are spoken by more users than any other language, except for English.
Interestingly, French is the second most popular language by nation, with 34 countries choosing French as their official language. Meanwhile, Portuguese is the fifth popular language in this criterion, spoken in 10 countries. (212 words)
The chart and table provide insights into
some
of the world's most
popular
languages
, ranked by the number of speakers and nations.
Overall
, English, Spanish, and Arabic are the most spoken
languages
in both criteria. Chinese and Hindi are
also
spoken by a majority of
people
, while French and Portuguese are
used
in
many
countries.
There are 59 territories that
use
English, and
just
under 1. 4 billion
people
communicate in this
language
, making it the most spoken
language
both by population and by nation.
In addition
, Spanish and Arabic are
also
very
popular
in this regard. Spanish ranks fourth in both indexes with approximately 600 million speakers in over 21 countries, which are
only
50 percent of the statistics for English. As for Arabic, it
is spoken
in 25 nations by
nearly
300 million
people
.
Mandarin Chinese and Hindi are
also
major
languages
of the world since there are about 1. 1 billion and 600 million users of Mandarin Chinese and Hindi,
respectively
. These two
languages
, in fact,
are spoken
by more users than any other
language
,
except for
English.
Interestingly
, French is the second most
popular
language
by nation, with 34 countries choosing French as their official
language
. Meanwhile, Portuguese is the fifth
popular
language
in this criterion, spoken in 10 countries. (212 words)