1 |
Chinese |
汉语 | 漢語 or 中文 |
1,200,000,000 |
zh |
zho |
Chinese characters |
2 |
Mandarin |
官话 | 官話 |
960,000,000 |
|
cmn |
Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
3 |
Spanish |
Español |
410,000,000 |
es |
spa |
Latin script, Spanish alphabet |
4 |
English |
English |
360,000,000 |
en |
eng |
Latin script, English alphabet |
5 |
Arabic |
العربية |
280,000,000 |
ar |
ara |
Arabic script, Arabic alphabet |
6 |
Hindi |
हिन्दी |
258,000,000 |
hi |
hin |
Devanagari script |
7 |
Portuguese |
Português |
220,000,000 |
pt |
por |
Latin script, Portuguese alphabet |
8 |
Bengali |
বাংলা |
210,000,000 |
bn |
ben |
Bengali alphabet |
9 |
Brazilian Portuguese |
Brasileiro, Português do Brasil |
193,000,000 |
pt-br |
|
Latin script, Portuguese alphabet |
10 |
Russian |
Русский |
150,000,000 |
ru |
rus |
Cyrillic script, Russian alphabet |
11 |
Japanese |
日本語 |
125,000,000 |
ja |
jpn |
Chinese characters (Kanji), Kana (Hiragana, Katakana), Latin script |
12 |
Punjabi |
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | پنجابى |
102,000,000 |
pa |
pan |
Gurmukhī script, Shahmukhi alphabet |
13 |
Vietnamese |
Tiếng Việt |
90,000,000 |
vi |
vie |
Latin script, Vietnamese alphabet |
14 |
German |
Deutsch |
90,000,000 |
de |
due |
Latin script, German alphabet |
15 |
Javanese |
ꦧꦱꦗꦮ | Basa Jawa |
82,000,000 |
jv |
jav |
Arabic script, Javanese script, Latin script |
16 |
Wu |
吴语 | 吳語 |
80,000,000 |
|
wuu |
Chinese characters |
17 |
Korean |
한국어 |
77,000,000 |
ko |
kor |
Hangul, Hanja |
18 |
Malay |
Bahasa Melayu | بهاس ملايو |
77,000,000 |
ms |
msa |
Arabic script, Latin script, Malay alphabet, Jawi |
19 |
Telugu |
తెలుగు |
75,000,000 |
te |
tel |
Brahmic family, Telugu script |
20 |
French |
Français |
75,000,000 |
fr |
fra |
Latin script, French alphabet |
21 |
Marathi |
मराठी |
73,000,000 |
mr |
mar |
Devanagari script, Marathi alphabet |
22 |
Turkish |
Türkçe |
70,800,000 |
tr |
tur |
Latin script, Turkish alphabet |
23 |
Tamil |
தமிழ் |
70,000,000 |
ta |
tam |
Tamil script, Arwi |
24 |
Urdu |
اُردُو |
70,000,000 |
ur |
urd |
Arabic script, Devanagari script, Urdu alphabet |
25 |
Thai |
ภาษาไทย |
65,000,000 |
th |
tha |
Thai script |
26 |
Italian |
Italiano |
64,000,000 |
it |
ita |
Latin script, Italian alphabet |
27 |
Cantonese |
廣州話 |
62,000,000 |
|
|
Traditional Chinese |
28 |
Farsi |
فارسی |
60,000,000 |
fa |
fas |
Arabic script, Persian alphabet |
29 |
Gujarati |
ગુજરાતી |
50,000,000 |
gu |
guj |
Brahmic family, Gujarati script |
30 |
Indonesian |
Bahasa Indonesia |
43,000,000 |
id |
ind |
Latin script, Indonesian alphabet |
31 |
Kurdish |
Kurdî | كوردی |
40,000,000 |
ku |
kur |
Arabic script, Latin script |
32 |
Polish |
Polski |
40,000,000 |
pl |
pol |
Latin script, Polish alphabet |
33 |
Bhojpuri |
भोजपुरी |
40,000,000 |
|
bho |
Devanagari script |
34 |
Kannada |
ಕನ್ನಡ |
40,000,000 |
kn |
kan |
Brahmic family, Kannada script |
35 |
Pashto |
پښتو |
40,000,000 |
ps |
pus |
Pashto alphabet |
36 |
Sundanese |
ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ | Basa Sunda |
38,000,000 |
su |
sun |
Latin script, Sundanese script |
37 |
Malayalam |
മലയാളം |
38,000,000 |
ml |
mal |
Brahmic family, Malayalam script |
38 |
Maithili |
मैथिली | মৈথিলী |
35,000,000 |
|
mai |
Devanagari script, Tirhuta |
39 |
Hausa |
Harshen Hausa | هَرْشَن هَوْسَ |
34,000,000 |
ha |
hau |
Latin script, Ajami, Boko alphabet |
40 |
Odia |
ଓଡ଼ିଆ |
33,000,000 |
or |
ori |
Brahmic family, Oriya script |
41 |
Burmese |
မြန်မာစာ |
33,000,000 |
my |
mya |
Burmese script |
42 |
Ukrainian |
українська мова |
30,000,000 |
uk |
ukr |
Cyrillic script, Ukrainian alphabet |
43 |
Filipino |
Filipino |
28,000,000 |
|
fil |
Latin script, Filipino alphabet |
44 |
Yoruba |
Èdè Yorùbá |
28,000,000 |
yo |
yor |
Latin script, Yoruba alphabet |
45 |
Tagalog |
Tagalog |
28,000,000 |
tl |
tgl |
Latin script, Filipino alphabet, Abakada alphabet |
46 |
Igbo |
Asụsụ Igbo |
25,000,000 |
ig |
ibo |
Latin script, Önwu alphabet |
47 |
Uzbek |
Oʻzbek | Ўзбек | اوزبیک |
25,000,000 |
uz |
uzb |
Arabic script, Cyrillic script, Latin script |
48 |
Fula |
Fulfulde |
25,000,000 |
ff |
ful |
Latin script, Fula alphabet |
49 |
Amharic |
አማርኛ |
25,000,000 |
am |
amh |
Ge'ez script, Amharic alphabet |
50 |
Sindhi |
سنڌي | सिन्धी |
25,000,000 |
sd |
snd |
Arabic script, Devanagari script, Gurmukhī script, Khudawadi script, Laṇḍā scripts |
51 |
Oromo |
Afaan Oromo |
24,000,000 |
om |
orm |
Latin script, Oromo alphabet |
52 |
Romanian |
Română |
24,000,000 |
ro |
ron |
Latin script, Romanian alphabet |
53 |
Azerbaijani |
Azərbaycan |
23,000,000 |
az |
aze |
Cyrillic script, Latin script, Azerbaijani alphabet |
54 |
Dutch |
Nederlands |
23,000,000 |
nl |
nld |
Latin script, Dutch alphabet |
55 |
Cebuano |
Binisaya |
21,000,000 |
|
ceb |
Latin script, Cebuano alphabet |
56 |
Lao |
ພາສາລາວ |
20,000,000 |
lo |
loa |
Lao script |
57 |
Serbo-Croatian |
Srpskohrvatski | hrvatskosrpski | српскохрватски | хрватскосрпски |
19,000,000 |
sh |
hbs |
Cyrillic script, Latin script, Gaj's Latin alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic alphabet |
58 |
Malagasy |
Malagasy |
18,000,000 |
mg |
mlg |
Latin script, Malagasy alphabet |
59 |
Sinhala |
සිංහල |
17,000,000 |
si |
sin |
Brahmic family, Sinhala script |
60 |
Nepali |
नेपाली |
17,000,000 |
ne |
nep |
Devanagari script, Nepali alphabet |
61 |
Khmer |
ភាសាខ្មែរ |
16,000,000 |
km |
khm |
Khmer script |
62 |
Somali |
Af-Soomaali |
15,000,000 |
so |
som |
Latin script, Somali alphabet |
63 |
Assamese |
অসমীয়া |
15,000,000 |
as |
asm |
Assamese alphabet |
64 |
Taiwanese |
臺灣話 / 臺語 |
15,000,000 |
|
|
Latin script, Hanji |
65 |
Swahili |
Kiswahili |
15,000,000 |
sw |
swa |
Roman Swahili alphabet, Arabic Swahili alphabet |
66 |
Madurese |
Madhura, Basa Mathura بَهاسَ مَدورا |
15,000,000 |
|
mad |
Latin script, Carakan, Arabic script (Pegon alphabet), Keia |
67 |
Hungarian |
Magyar |
14,000,000 |
hu |
hun |
Latin script, Hungarian alphabet |
68 |
Greek |
ελληνικά |
12,000,000 |
el |
ell |
Greek script |
69 |
Chichewa |
Chichewa, Chinyanja |
12,000,000 |
ny |
nya |
Latin script |
70 |
Kinyarwanda |
Ikinyarwanda |
12,000,000 |
rw |
kin |
Latin script |
71 |
Kazakh |
Qazaqşa | Қазақша | قازاق تىلى |
11,000,000 |
kk |
kaz |
Arabic script, Cyrillic script, Latin script, Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet |
72 |
Tigrinya |
ትግርኛ |
10,800,000 |
ti |
tir |
Geʽez script, Tigrinya alphabet |
73 |
Zulu |
isiZulu |
10,400,000 |
zu |
zul |
Latin script, Zulu alphabet |
74 |
Afrikaans |
Afrikaans |
10,000,000 |
af |
afr |
Latin script, Afrikaans alphabet |
75 |
Czech |
Čeština |
10,000,000 |
cs |
ces |
Latin script, Czech alphabet |
76 |
Haitian Creole |
Kreyòl Ayisyen |
10,000,000 |
ht |
hat |
Latin script, Haitian alphabet |
77 |
Ilokano |
Ilocano |
9,100,000 |
|
ilo |
Latin script, Ilocano alphabet |
78 |
Dari |
دری |
9,000,000 |
|
prs |
Persian alphabet |
79 |
Swedish |
Svenska |
9,000,000 |
sv |
swe |
Latin script, Swedish alphabet |
80 |
Quechua |
Kechua |
8,900,000 |
qu |
que |
Latin script, Quechua alphabet |
81 |
Kirundi |
Ikirundi |
8,800,000 |
rn |
run |
Latin script |
82 |
Serbian |
српски | srpski |
8,700,000 |
sr |
srp |
Cyrillic script, Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Latin script, Gaj's Latin alphabet |
83 |
Shona |
chiShona) |
8,300,000 |
sn |
sna |
Latin script, Shona alphabet |
84 |
Tswana |
Setswana |
8,200,000 |
tn |
tsn |
Latin script |
85 |
Hiligaynon |
Ilonggo |
8,200,000 |
|
hil |
Latin script, Ilongo alphabet |
86 |
Uyghur |
ئۇيغۇرچە | ئۇيغۇر تىلى |
8,200,000 |
ug |
uig |
Arabic script, Uyghur alphabet |
87 |
Tajik |
Тоҷикӣ | Tojikī |
8,100,000 |
tg |
tgk |
Cyrillic script, Latin script |
88 |
Xhosa |
isiXhosa |
7,600,000 |
xh |
xho |
Latin script, Xhosa alphabet |
89 |
Albanian |
shqip |
7,600,000 |
sq |
sqi |
Latin script, Albanian alphabet |
90 |
Catalan |
Català |
7,200,000 |
ca |
cat |
Latin script, Catalan alphabet |
91 |
Belarusian |
беларуская мова |
7,000,000 |
be |
bel |
Cyrillic script, Belarusian alphabet |
92 |
Kashmiri |
كٲشُر | कॉशुर |
7,000,000 |
ks |
kas |
Perso-Arabic script, Devanagari |
93 |
Bulgarian |
български език |
6,800,000 |
bg |
bul |
Cyrillic script, Bulgarian alphabet |
94 |
Turkmen |
Türkmençe | түркменче | تۆرکمنچه |
6,700,000 |
tk |
tuk |
Latin script, Turkmen alphabet, Cyrillic script, Arabic |
95 |
Armenian |
հայերեն |
6,000,000 |
hy |
hye |
Armenian alphabet |
96 |
Flemish |
Belgisch-Nederlands |
6,000,000 |
|
|
Latin script |
97 |
Mongolian |
Монгол хэл | ᠮᠣᠨᠭᠭᠣᠯ ᠬᠡᠯᠡ |
5,700,000 |
mn |
mon |
Cyrillic script, Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet, Traditional Mongolian alphabet |
98 |
Sotho |
Sesotho |
5,600,000 |
st |
sot |
Latin script |
99 |
Danish |
Dansk |
5,600,000 |
da |
dan |
Latin script, Danish alphabet |
100 |
Minangkabau |
Baso Minangkabau, Baso Minang |
5,500,000 |
|
min |
Latin script, Jawi script |
101 |
Croatian |
hrvatski |
5,500,000 |
hr |
hrv |
Latin script, Gaj's alphabet |
102 |
Tatar |
татар теле | tatar tele | تاتار تيلی |
5,400,000 |
tt |
tat |
Arabic script, Cyrillic script, Tatar alphabet, Latin script |
103 |
Hebrew |
עִבְרִית |
5,300,000 |
he |
heb |
Hebrew alphabet |
104 |
Slovak |
Slovenčina | Slovenský jazyk |
5,000,000 |
sk |
slk |
Latin script, Slovak alphabet |
105 |
Finnish |
Suomen kieli |
5,000,000 |
fi |
fin |
Latin script, Finnish alphabet |
106 |
Norwegian |
Norsk |
5,000,000 |
no |
nor |
Latin script, Norwegian alphabet |
107 |
Sepedi |
Sesepedi, Northern Sotho |
4,600,000 |
|
nso |
Latin script |
108 |
Kyrgyz |
Кыргызча, قىرعىزچا |
4,300,000 |
ky |
kir |
Cyrillic script, Perso-Arabic script |
109 |
Georgian |
ქართული |
4,300,000 |
ka |
kat |
Georgian script |
110 |
Wolof |
Wollof |
4,200,000 |
wo |
wol |
Latin script, Wolof alphabet, Arabic script, Wolofal |
111 |
Lithuanian |
lietuvių kalba |
4,100,000 |
lt |
lit |
Latin script, Lithuanian alphabet |
112 |
Hmong |
Hmoob |
4,000,000 |
|
hmn |
Latin script, Ntawv Hmoob (RPA), Pahawh Hmong |
113 |
Acehnese |
Basa/Bahsa Acèh |
3,500,000 |
|
ace |
Latin script, Jawi script |
114 |
Shan |
ၵႂၢမ်းတႆး (Kham Tai) |
3,300,000 |
|
shn |
Shan script, Burmese script |
115 |
Balinese |
Basa Bali |
3,300,000 |
|
ban |
Balinese script, Latin script |
116 |
Karen |
ကညီကလုာ်, Kayin, S'gaw Karen |
3,200,000 |
ksw |
|
S'gaw Karen script, Latin script |
117 |
Bosnian |
Bosanski | босански |
3,000,000 |
bs |
bos |
Latin script, Gaj's Latin alphabet, Cyrillic script, Serbian Cyrillic alphabet |
118 |
Slovenian |
Slovenščina, Slovenski jezik |
2,700,000 |
sl |
slv |
Latin script, Slovene alphabet |
119 |
Waray |
Waray-Waray |
2,600,000 |
|
war |
Latin script |
120 |
Macedonian |
Македонски јазик |
2,500,000 |
mk |
mkd |
Cyrillic script, Macedonian alphabet |
121 |
Galician |
Galego |
2,500,000 |
gl |
glg |
Latin script, Galician alphabet |
122 |
Bikol |
Bikol, Bicolano |
2,500,000 |
|
bcl |
Latin script |
123 |
Kapampangan |
Pampangan | Pampango | Pampangueño |
2,000,000 |
|
pam |
Latin script, Kapampangan alphabet |
124 |
Berber |
ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ | ⵜⵎⵣⵗⵜ | Tamaziɣt |
2,000,000 |
|
ber |
Latin script, Berber alphabet, Tifinagh, Arabic script |
125 |
Toba Batak |
Hata Batak Toba |
2,000,000 |
|
bbc |
Latin script, Batak script |
126 |
Rohingya |
Ruáingga |
1,800,000 |
|
rhg |
Arabic script, Latin script, Hanifi script |
127 |
Latvian |
latviešu valoda |
1,700,000 |
lv |
lav |
Latin script, Latvian alphabet |
128 |
Yiddish |
יידיש |
1,500,000 |
yi |
yid |
Hebrew script, Yiddish alphabet |
129 |
Rakhine |
ရခိုင်ဘာသာ, Rakhaing Bhasa |
1,500,000 |
|
rki |
Burmese script |
130 |
Chechen |
Нохчийн мотт | Nokhchiin mott |
1,400,000 |
ce |
che |
Cyrillic script, Latin script |
131 |
Estonian |
eesti keel |
1,300,000 |
et |
est |
Latin script, Estonian alphabet |
132 |
Dinka |
Thuɔŋjäŋ |
1,300,000 |
|
din |
Latin script |
133 |
Pangasinan |
Salitan Pangasinan |
1,200,000 |
|
pag |
Latin script, Pangasinan alphabet |
134 |
Tibetan |
ལྷ་སའི་སྐད་ |
1,200,000 |
bo |
bod |
Tibetan alphabet |
135 |
Tausug |
Bahasa Sūg, Sinug |
1,100,000 |
|
tsg |
Latin script, Jawi script |
136 |
Twi |
Akan Kasa |
1,000,000 |
tw |
twi |
Latin script, Twi alphabet |
137 |
Tigré |
ትግረ |
1,000,000 |
|
tig |
Ge'ez script |
138 |
Sardinian |
Sardu | Limba |
1,000,000 |
sc |
srd |
Latin script |
139 |
Nuer |
Thok Naath |
900,000 |
|
nus |
Latin script |
140 |
Dzongkha |
རྫོང་ཁ |
750,000 |
dz |
dzo |
Tibetan script |
141 |
Basque |
Euskara |
720,000 |
eu |
eus |
Latin script, Basque alphabet |
142 |
Maltese |
Malti |
520,000 |
mt |
mlt |
Maltese alphabet |
143 |
Ibanag |
Ybanag | Ibanak |
500,000 |
|
ibg |
Latin script |
144 |
Fijian |
Vosa Vakaviti |
450,000 |
fj |
fij |
Latin script |
145 |
Welsh |
Cymraeg |
431,000 |
cy |
cym |
Latin script, Welsh alphabet |
146 |
Luxembourgish |
Lëtzebuergesch |
400,000 |
lb |
ltz |
Latin script, Luxembourgish alphabet |
147 |
Sango |
Sängö |
400,000 |
sg |
sag |
Latin script |
148 |
Montenegrin |
црногорски језик / crnogorski jezik |
350,000 |
|
cnr |
Cyrillic and Latin scripts |
149 |
Papiamento |
Papiamentu, Papiamento |
340,000 |
|
pap |
Latin script |
150 |
Icelandic |
Íslenska |
330,000 |
is |
isl |
Latin script, Icelandic alphabet |
151 |
Tahitian |
Reo Tahiti |
185,000 |
ty |
tah |
Latin script |
152 |
Irish |
Gaeilge |
130,000 |
ga |
gle |
Latin script, Irish alphabet |
153 |
Chamorro |
Chamoru |
58,000 |
ch |
cha |
Latin script |
154 |
Maori |
Te Reo Māori |
50,000 |
mi |
mri |
Latin script |
155 |
Bislama |
Bislama |
10,000 |
bi |
bis |
Latin script |
156 |
Latin |
Latīna |
0 |
la |
lat |
Latin script |
157 |
Sanskrit |
संस्कृतम् |
0 |
sa |
san |
Brahmic scripts |