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  1. Chart of the day: These are the world’s most spoken languages

    Feb 22, 2018 · In fact, more than a quarter of us speak one of just three languages as our native tongue, according to data from Ethnologue, a database of languages. That’s three languages …

  2. What are the most commonly spoken languages in the US?

    Dec 20, 2021 · Mandarin and Cantonese were the most common non-English, non-Spanish languages spoken in the U.S., with more than 3.4 million speakers across the country.

  3. Which languages are most widely spoken? - The World Economic …

    Oct 13, 2015 · English is the most widely spoken language worldwide, with 1.5 billion speakers. As we become increasingly connected, English has assumed a position of the dominant …

  4. These are the most powerful languages in the world

    Dec 2, 2016 · There are over 6,000 languages spoken in the world today, but some 2,000 of them count fewer than 1,000 speakers. Moreover, just 15 account for half of the languages spoken …

  5. The world’s languages captured in 6 charts - The World Economic …

    May 2, 2017 · It’s one of the few things that distinguishes us from other animals, and each of the 6,000 languages in the world today embodies the rich history and culture of its speakers. Here …

  6. The countries with the most spoken languages - The World …

    Oct 9, 2015 · There are thought to be more than 7,000 languages across the globe. Asia has the largest number (2,301), followed by Africa with 2,138. In the Pacific region there are 1,313 …

  7. These countries have the most official languages

    Aug 16, 2017 · English is the most widely used official language in the world, although perhaps surprisingly it does not have official status in the UK (Welsh is the UK's only official language) …

  8. Is the English language too powerful? | World Economic Forum

    Nov 2, 2018 · Moreover, English is used as the medium of communication by most tourists, with the possible exception of those from Spanish or Dutch-speaking backgrounds. Applying a …

  9. Chart of the day: The internet has a language diversity problem

    Dec 13, 2018 · And discrepancies are stark: Spanish, which has 437 million native speakers, accounts for just 5.1% of websites, while German is the second most common language …

  10. These countries have the highest linguistic diversity in the world

    Apr 26, 2023 · The world's most spoken languages If you are looking to learn a new language, you are spoilt for choice. There are around 7,168 languages in use around the world today, …