Languages Spoken by at Least 2 Million People

A "Hub" country is the country of origin, not necessarily the country where the most speakers reside (e.g., Portugal is the "hub" country of Portuguese, although more Portuguese speakers live in Brazil).

Language Hub Countries Speakers (millions)
Language Hub Countries Speakers (millions)
Chinese, Mandarin China 16 873
Spanish Spain 43 322
English United Kingdom 107 309
Hindi India 17 180
Portuguese Portugal 33 177
Bengali Bangladesh 9 171
Russian Russia 31 145
Japanese Japan 25 122
German, standard Germany 41 95
Chinese, Wu China 1 77
Javanese Indonesia 4 75
Telugu India 7 69
Marathi India 3 68
Vietnamese Vietnam 20 67
Korean Korea, South 31 67
Tamil India 15 66
French France 56 64
Italian Italy 30 61
Panjabi, Western Pakistan 7 60
Urdu Pakistan 21 60
Chinese, Yue China 20 54
Turkish Turkey 35 50
Arabic, Egyptian spoken Egypt 9 46
Chinese, Min Nan China 9 46
Gujarati India 17 46
Chinese, Jinyu China 1 45
Polish Poland 21 42
Ukrainian Ukraine 25 39
Chinese, Xiang China 1 36
Malayalam India 9 35
Kannada India 1 35
Burmese Myanmar 5 32
Oriya India 2 31
Chinese, Hakka China 16 29
Panjabi, Eastern India 11 27
Sunda Indonesia 1 27
Bhojpuri India 3 26
Maithili India 2 24
Azerbaijani, South Iran 8 24
Farsi, Western Iran 26 24
Hausa Nigeria 13 24
Romanian Romania 17 23
Indonesian Indonesia 6 23
Arabic, Algerian spoken Algeria 5 21
Chinese, Gan China 1 20
Awadhi India 2 20
Thai Thailand 4 20
Cebuano Philippines 2 20
Sindhi Pakistan 7 19
Arabic, Moroccan spoken Morocco 8 19
Yoruba Nigeria 5 19
Arabic, Sudanese spoken Sudan 5 18
Arabic, Sa'idi spoken Egypt 1 18
Uzbek, Northern Uzbekistan 12 18
Igbo Nigeria 1 18
Malay Malaysia 8 17
Amharic Ethiopia 4 17
Dutch Netherlands 8 17
Nepali Nepal 4 17
Tagalog Philippines 7 15
Assamese India 3 15
Arabic, Mesopotamian spoken Iraq 5 15
Thai, Northeastern Thailand 1 15
Arabic, North Levantine spoken Syria 15 14
Chittagonian Bangladesh 2 14
Seraiki Pakistan 3 13
Madura Indonesia 2 13
Hungarian Hungary 11 13
Sinhala Sri Lanka 6 13
Marwari India 3 13
Haryanvi India 1 13
Magahi India 1 13
Somali Somalia 12 12
Greek Greece 35 12
Chhattisgarhi India 1 11
Czech Czech Republic 10 11
Serbian Serbia and Montenegro 16 11
Deccan India 1 10
Shona Zimbabwe 4 10
Sylheti Bangladesh 10 10
Chinese, Min Bei China 2 10
Belarusan Belarus 16 10
Zhuang, Northern China 1 10
Arabic, Najdi spoken Saudi Arabia 7 9
Pashto, Northern Pakistan 5 9
Zulu South Africa 6 9
Arabic, Tunisian spoken Tunisia 4 9
Lombard Italy 3 9
Kurdish, Northern Turkey 31 9
Chinese, Min Dong China 6 9
Dhundari India 1 9
Bulgarian Bulgaria 11 8
Oromo, West Central Ethiopia 2 8
Swedish Sweden 7 8
Akan Ghana 1 8
Kazakh Kazakhstan 13 8
Ilocano Philippines 2 8
Pashto, Central Pakistan 1 7
Uyghur China 16 7
Farsi, Eastern Afghanistan 3 7
Arabic, Sanaani spoken Yemen 1 7
Bavarian Austria 5 7
Haitian Creole French Haiti 9 7
Rwanda Rwanda 4 7
Xhosa South Africa 3 7
Khmer, Central Cambodia 7 7
Azerbaijani, North Azerbaijan 9 7
Napoletano-Calabrese Italy 1 7
Hiligaynon Philippines 2 7
Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni spoken Yemen 5 6
Catalan-Valencian-Balear Spain 18 6
Armenian Armenia 30 6
Minangkabau Indonesia 1 6
Turkmen Turkmenistan 13 6
Luba-Kasai Democratic Republic of Congo 1 6
Arabic, North Mesopotamian spoken Iraq 4 6
Croatian Croatia 8 6
Santali India 4 6
Arabic, South Levantine spoken Jordan 8 6
Schwyzerdütsch Switzerland 5 6
Thai, Northern Thailand 2 6
Kanauji India 1 6
Arabic, Hijazi spoken Saudi Arabia 2 6
Afrikaans South Africa 10 5
Malagasy, Plateau Madagascar 3 5
Kurdish, Southern Iran 2 5
Nyanja Malawi 5 5
Gikuyu Kenya 1 5
Danish Denmark 8 5
Finnish Finland 7 5
Tigrigna Ethiopia 4 5
Hebrew Israel 8 5
Mòoré Burkina Faso 6 5
Slovak Slovakia 8 5
Mewati India 1 5
Sukuma Tanzania 1 5
Thai, Southern Thailand 1 5
Rundi Burundi 4 4
Guaraní, Paraguayan Paraguay 2 4
Sicilian Italy 1 4
Kashmiri India 3 4
Sotho, Southern Lesotho 3 4
Oromo, Eastern Ethiopia 1 4
Arabic, Libyan spoken Libya 3 4
Tswana Botswana 4 4
Tajiki Tajikistan 8 4
Kituba Democratic Republic of Congo 1 4
Georgian Georgia 13 4
Umbundu Angola 2 4
Bosnian Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 4
Zhuang, Southern China 1 4
Konkani India 1 4
Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji Ethiopia 3 3
Bali Indonesia 1 3
Kurdish, Central Iraq 2 3
Sotho, Northern South Africa 2 3
Luyia Kenya 2 3
Quechua, South Bolivian Bolivia 2 3
Konkani, Goanese India 3 3
Wolof Senegal 6 3
Bugis Indonesia 2 3
Kanuri, Central Nigeria 6 3
Luo Kenya 2 3
Balochi, Southern Pakistan 4 3
Mongolian, Peripheral China 2 3
Tsonga South Africa 4 3
Gilaki Iran 1 3
Mazanderani Iran 1 3
Pulaar Senegal 6 3
Lao Laos 7 3
Galician Spain 2 3
Jamaican Creole English Jamaica 7 3
Malay, Balinese Indonesia 1 3
Tamazight, Central Atlas Morocco 3 3
Yiddish, Eastern Israel 21 3
Kirghiz Kyrgyzstan 7 3
Lithuanian Lithuania 19 3
Kabyle Algeria 3 3
Éwé Ghana 2 3
Piemontese Italy 3 3
Malay, Pattani Thailand 1 3
Ganda Uganda 1 3
Mbundu Angola 1 3
Shekhawati India 1 3
Aceh Indonesia 1 3
Banjar Indonesia 2 3
Tachelhit Morocco 3 3
Rajbanshi India 3 2
Albanian, Tosk Albania 9 2
Shan Myanmar 3 2
Garhwali India 1 2
Pular Guinea 6 2
Lambadi India 1 2
Hassaniyya Mauritania 6 2
Bamanankan Mali 7 2
Albanian, Gheg Serbia and Montenegro 7 2
Betawi Indonesia 1 2
Ndau Mozambique 2 2
Pashto, Southern Pakistan 6 2
Chinese, Pu-Xian China 3 2
Makhuwa Mozambique 1 2
Bicolano, Central Philippines 1 2
Kalenjin Kenya 1 2
Kamba Kenya 1 2
Waray-Waray Philippines 1 2
Kumauni India 2 2
Arabic, Gulf spoken Iraq 9 2
Mongolian, Halh Mongolia 4 2
Bemba Zambia 4 2
Aymara, Central Bolivia 4 2
Tiv Nigeria 2 2
Brahui Pakistan 4 2
Hazaragi Afghanistan 4 2
Zarma Niger 4 2
Venetian Italy 3 2
Sadri India 2 2
Lingala Democratic Republic of Congo 3 2
Baoulé Côte d'Ivoire 1 2
Dogri India 1 2
Sasak Indonesia 1 2
Bagri India 2 2
Arakanese Myanmar 3 2
Mundari India 3 2
Kurux India 2 2
Bouyei China 4 2
Emiliano-Romagnolo Italy 2 2
Maninkakan, Eastern Guinea 3 2
Beti Cameroon 1 2
Saxon, Upper Germany 1 2
Batak Toba Indonesia 1 2