As the second-largest continent, both in population and land mass, Africa is one of the most diverse places in the world. Really, it’s huge – bigger than the United States, China, India, and most of Europe combined. But what's the most spoken language in Africa?

Because of its size, Africa and its 54 countries are incredibly diverse – linguists estimate that nearly 2,000 native languages are spoken in Africa, along with more global languages like English and French. And due to that diversity, many Africans are at least bilingual, if not trilingual. South Africa alone has 11 official languages, for example!

It’s hard to accurately count the most spoken languages in the continent, because of the varying levels of fluency among second and third languages. For example, some languages may have a small number of native speakers, but a huge number of speakers overall.

So, what are the top 10 most commonly spoken languages in Africa? Let’s break it down:

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