More than half of the world population communicates in just 23 major languages.
English is the most widely spoken language in the world in 2025.
It is the native and the second language of 1.53 billion individuals across 188 countries.
The Mandarin Chinese, the official language of China, is considered the largest language in the world when counting only first-language (native) speakers.
It has 1.18 billion speakers, making it the second-most widely spoken language in the world in 2025.
5 Indian languages ranked among the global top 20.
They are Hindi (3rd), Bengali (7th), Urdu (11th), Marathi (16th), Telugu (18th).