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05/20/07 8:59 PM

#69052 RE: coloradotransplant #69041

Most used languages

http://geography.about.com/od/culturalgeography/a/10languages.htm

The 10 Most Widely Spoken Languages in the World

Here's a listing of the ten most popular languages spoken worldwide, along with the estimated number of primary or first language speakers for that language.
1. Mandarin Chinese - 882,475,389
2. Spanish - 325,529,636
3. English - 311,992,760
4. Hindi - 181,780,905
5. Portuguese - 178,557,840
6. Bengali - 172,756,322
7. Russian - 146,327,183
8. Japanese - 128,278,015
9. German - 96,047,358
10. Wu Chinese - 77,998,190

I have seen other different rankings as well.