SafekipediaList of languages by number of native speakers
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Languages are how we talk, sing, and share stories. Some languages have many people who speak them as their first language, meaning it is the language they grew up with and use most at home.
Here is a list of languages spoken by the most people around the world:
| Language | Percentage of world population (2018) |
|---|---|
| Mandarin Chinese | 12.3% |
| Spanish | 6.0% |
| English | 5.1% |
| [Arabic](/wiki/Arabic) | 5.1% |
| Hindi | 3.5% |
| Bengali | 3.3% |
| Portuguese | 3.0% |
| Russian | 2.1% |
| Japanese | 1.7% |
| Western Punjabi | 1.3% |
| Javanese | 1.1% |
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