Languages ranked by their number of native speakers worldwide. Mandarin Chinese has the most native speakers of any language on earth with approximately 920 million, far ahead of Spanish and English which compete for second and third place.
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Languages ranked by their number of native speakers worldwide. Mandarin Chinese has the most native speakers of any language on earth with approximately 920 million, far ahead of Spanish and English which compete for second and third place.
Key Findings
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Mandarin Chinese leads with 920 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 357 · median: 289.
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Gap in All Time: Mandarin Chinese is 7.4× larger than Japanese.
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8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
920
Mandarin Chinese
Native Speakers (Millions) · All Time
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Metrics
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Native Speakers (Millions)
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Period
All Time
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
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| 🥇 | Mandarin Chinese | 920 | 920 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Spanish | 475 | 475 | +0% |
| 🥉 | English | 373 | 373 | +0% |
| 4 | Hindi | 344 | 344 | +0% |
| 5 | Bengali | 234 | 234 | +0% |
| 6 | Portuguese | 232 | 232 | +0% |
| 7 | Russian | 154 | 154 | +0% |
| 8 | Japanese | 125 | 125 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
920
Maximum
125
Minimum
357
Average
289
Median
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