Languages of the World
| Rand | English | Official | Native speakers |
| 中文 | 1 | Chinese | 3 | 980 million |
| español | 2 | Spanish (Castilian) | 21 | 360-490 million |
| English | 3 | English | 54 | 370-380 million |
| हिन्दी | 4 | Hindi (excl. Urdu) | 1 | 322-344 million |
| বাংলা | 5 | Bengali (Bangla) | 2 | 255 million |
| português | 6 | Portuguese | 9 | 250-260 million |
| русский | 7 | Russian | 4 | 154 million |
| 日本語 | 8 | Japanese | 1 | 127 million |
| 粵語 | 9 | Cantonese (Yue) | 0 | 85.1 million |
| Tiếng Việt | 10 | Vietnamese | 1 | 84.6 million |
| मराठी | 11 | Marathi | 1 | 83.1 million |
| తెలుగు | 12 | Telugu | 1 | 82.7 million |
| Türkiye | 13 | Turkish | 2 | 82.2 million |
| 吳越語 | 14 | Wu Chinese | 0 | 81.7 million |
| 한국어 | 15 | Korean | 2 | 80 million |
| français | 16 | French | 30 | 79.8 million |
| தமிழ் | 17 | Tamil | 3 | 78.4 million |
| Deutsch | 18 | German | 6 | 75.5 million |
| العربي المصري | 19 | Egyptian Arabic | 1 | 74.8 million |
| اُردُو | 20 | Urdu | 2 | 70.2 million |
| Other... | Unlimited |