Rank
Language
Primary Country
Total
Countries
Speakers
(millions)
1
Chinese 
China
31
1,213
 
Chinese, Mandarin 
China
20
845
2
Spanish 
Spain
44
329
3
English 
United Kingdom
112
328

 

 

 

 

 
10
German, Standard 
Germany
43
90.3

 

 

 

 

 
16
French 
France
60
67.8

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