Ever wondered what the most widely spoken languages are in the world? Although there are currently more than 7,000 languages, more than half of the world's population speak 23 of them only.

1. English (1,132 million speakers)
Native speakers: 379 million
Non-native speakers: 753 million

According to Ethnologue, English is the largest language in the world for both native and non-native speaker.

Like Latin or Greek at the time, English is the universal language of today. It is the default language in international business, tourism, technology, and much more.

A bilingual person, who speaks Spanish and English, can understand 1 in 3 people who connect to the Internet. In addition, he or she can access over 60% of everything published on the web.

2. Mandarin (1,117 million speakers)

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Yoruba 6.88 million