HARDminute factoid 52 Languages

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TOP TEN
WORLD’S MOST-SPOKEN
LANGUAGES

Mandarin Chinese 13.22%
Spanish 4.88%
English 4.68%
Arabic 3.12%
Hindi 2.74%
Portuguese 2.69%
Bengali 2.59%
Russian 2.20%
Japanese 1.85%
Standard German 1.44%

note: percents are for "first language" speakers only
Source: www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html
2005 figures

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