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English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is the most spoken language in the world, with around 1.5 billion speakers.

Second is Mandarin 🇨🇳, spoken by approximately 1.2 billion people, making it the most spoken native language.

These figures highlight the global influence of both English as an international language and Mandarin due to China’s large population.

At the 10th position, Indonesian 🇮🇩 is spoken by about 252 million people, showing its strong regional presence and significance in Southeast Asia.

•🇬🇧 English leads with 58 countries, making it the most widespread official language.

•🇫🇷 French follows with 28 countries, reflecting its colonial influence.

•🇸🇦 Arabic is official in 24 countries, mainly across the Middle East and North Africa.

•🇪🇸 Spanish is official in 20 countries, especially in Latin America.

•🇵🇹 Portuguese, 🇩🇪 German, 🇷🇺 Russian, and others are also represented.

Languages like 🇮🇩 Malay, 🇮🇹 Italian, 🇮🇳 Tamil, and 🇸🇴 Somali are official in 3 countries each.

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This data is based on the 2025 edition of Ethnologue, as visualized by @justforstev24 through Steven's GeoData & Rankings!

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Sadly, all of the dominant languages belong to the colonial masters and imperialists.

This topic graced the front page some days ago nah! Why are we having it again? No more topics to bring to front page again ni?

Mandarin is largely there because of the population size of those speaking it within one nation...!

It isn't widely spoken, and shouldn't be on that list.

Before opening it, I knew it would be English. Never knew Mandarin was second though. It's an educative read

WE WOULD HAVE BEEN SPEAKING HAUSA IN WEST AFRICA BUT THEY ALLOWED FULANI TO WIFE THEM AND RELEGATE THEM TO THE OTHER ROOM.


WHO WANT TO THEM IN THE OTHER ROOM?



GOD FORBID BAD TING

Racoon:
Sadly, all of the dominant languages belong to the colonial masters and imperialists.

hindi amd mandarin?

Sobusobu no dey🙄🙄🤔
Those who developed the world

After Swahili, Igbo Language is the 2nd most spoken language in Africa.

Swahili - 3 countries (south Africa, Kenya, Tanzania)
Igbo - 2 countries (Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea)

Almost every country in Africa has an Igbo speaking migrant community.

Sign language nko?

Pidgin nko.
It's spoken in Nigeria, Ghana, cameroon

no African language

NO AFRICA OR AMERICA OR AUSTRALIA LANGUAGE.


THE CONQUERED TERRITORIES.

I expected Arabic to more for some reason

Stolen:
WE WOULD HAVE BEEN SPEAKING HAUSA IN WEST AFRICA BUT THEY ALLOWED FULANI TO WIFE THEM AND RELEGATE THEM TO THE OTHER ROOM.


WHO WANT TO THEM IN THE OTHER ROOM?



GOD FORBID BAD TING

Hausa is still the dominant language in the northern belt of West Africa. No wifing there at all. Fulanis speak Hausa.

Waiting do Nigeria pigin.

I have a dream that one day “pidgin will be the most spoken language in the world”.

Angelfrost:
Mandarin is largely there because of the population size of those speaking it within one nation...!

It isn't widely spoken, and shouldn't be on that list.

the thread says world most spoken and not most widely spread.
I think Magdalene or whatever they call it should be there

JuanDeDios:

Hausa is still the dominant language in the northern belt of West Africa. No wifing there at all. Fulanis speak Hausa.

Y IS IT NOT HERE?


IF WE CHECK WELL, WE HAVE MORE IGBO SPEAKERS THAN HAUSA.



SS AND SE IS MORE POPULATED THAN THE NORTH.

The most spoken language is - balablu

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Y IS IT NOT HERE?


IF WE CHECK WELL, WE HAVE MORE IGBO SPEAKERS THAN HAUSA.



SS AND SE IS MORE POPULATED THAN THE NORTH.

Chai

On why it's not there, I think they stopped at languages that are listed as official in 3 countries. I believe Hausa is official only in Nigeria and Niger, so 2.

Seems naira-land has defects to A P C or seun done sell am to them, cause I done chop banned tire today

Racoon:
Sadly, all of the dominant languages belong to the colonial masters and imperialists.

When they were imperializing what were your ancestors doing?

Fake statistics. Igbo language is spoken all over the world especially in China, Ukraine, Russia, Kuwait, Pakistan, Iraq, Libya, Israel, Afghanistan, America, Cuba, Croatia, Spain, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo, Enugu, Delta and nairaland

This is why I hate it when dead brains complain about how we should have been speaking Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba as our official language.

We would have been cut off from the rest of the world right now.

The problem is not the language we speak but the kind of leaders we have successively imposed on ourselves due to tribalism.

I see Nigeria invading Benin republic, Ghana and Burkina Faso, I see and the UK declaring war on Nigeria, I see Nigeria starting Ww3.

This I have seen.

JuanDeDios:

Chai

On why it's not there, I think they stopped at languages that are listed as official in 3 countries. I believe Hausa is official only in Nigeria and Niger, so 2.

HAUSA IS OFFICIAL FOR WHERE AGAIN?


U MEAN NIGER REPUBLIC ?


I DID NOT SEE NIGERIA THERE

Yoruba nko? 😁

Racoon:
Sadly, all of the dominant languages belong to the colonial masters and imperialists.

Exactly,including Arab.They tried majorly in the middle east and some parts of africa.

BABANGBALI:
Fake statistics. Igbo language is spoken all over the world especially in China, Ukraine, Russia, Kuwait, Pakistan, Iraq, Libya, Israel, Afghanistan, America, Cuba, Croatia, Spain, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo, Enugu, Delta and nairaland

Wrap it up.

It’s not funny