Languages by Total Speakers
Languages By Total Speakers is a structured culture dataset with 38 entries. Its fields include Name, Language, Family. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 38 rows
- Fields
- 4 columns
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Data updated
- Feb 22, 2026
Included fields: Name, Language, Family, Branch, Numbers of speakers(millions).
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Numbers of speakers(millions) range
- 0 to 990
- Across 35 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Language, and Family across culture entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 38 downloadable records
Name↕ | Language↕ | Family↕ | Branch↕ | Numbers of speakers(millions)↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
First-language(L1) | First-language(L1) | Second-language(L2) | Total(L1+L2) | — |
English(excl. creole languages) | English(excl. creole languages) | Indo-European | Germanic | 390 |
Mandarin Chinese(incl. Standard Chinese but excl. other varieties) | Mandarin Chinese(incl. Standard Chinese but excl. other varieties) | Sino-Tibetan | Sinitic | 990 |
Hindi(excl. Urdu) | Hindi(excl. Urdu) | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 345 |
Spanish(excl. creole languages) | Spanish(excl. creole languages) | Indo-European | Romance | 484 |
Modern Standard Arabic(excl. dialects) | Modern Standard Arabic(excl. dialects) | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 0 |
French(excl. creole languages) | French(excl. creole languages) | Indo-European | Romance | 74 |
Bengali | Bengali | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 242 |
Portuguese(excl. creole languages) | Portuguese(excl. creole languages) | Indo-European | Romance | 250 |
Russian | Russian | Indo-European | Balto-Slavic | 145 |
Indonesian | Indonesian | Austronesian | Malayo-Polynesian | 75 |
Urdu(excl. Hindi) | Urdu(excl. Hindi) | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 78 |
Standard German | Standard German | Indo-European | Germanic | 76 |
Japanese | Japanese | Japonic | —N/a | 124 |
Nigerian Pidgin | Nigerian Pidgin | English Creole | Krio | 5 |
Egyptian Arabic(excl. other Arabic dialects) | Egyptian Arabic(excl. other Arabic dialects) | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 84 |
Marathi | Marathi | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 83 |
Vietnamese | Vietnamese | Austroasiatic | Vietic | 86 |
Telugu | Telugu | Dravidian | South-Central | 83 |
Hausa | Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 58 |
Turkish | Turkish | Turkic | Oghuz | 85 |
Western Punjabi(excl. Eastern Punjabi) | Western Punjabi(excl. Eastern Punjabi) | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | —N/a |
Swahili | Swahili | Niger–Congo | Bantu | 4 |
Tagalog | Tagalog | Austronesian | Malayo-Polynesian | 33 |
Tamil | Tamil | Dravidian | South | 79 |
Yue Chinese(incl. Cantonese) | Yue Chinese(incl. Cantonese) | Sino-Tibetan | Sinitic | 85 |
Wu Chinese(incl. Shanghainese) | Wu Chinese(incl. Shanghainese) | Sino-Tibetan | Sinitic | 83 |
Iranian Persian(excl. other Persian dialects) | Iranian Persian(excl. other Persian dialects) | Indo-European | Iranian | 65 |
Korean | Korean | Koreanic | —N/a | 81 |
Thai | Thai | Kra–Dai | Zhuang–Tai | 27 |
Javanese | Javanese | Austronesian | Malayo-Polynesian | —N/a |
Italian | Italian | Indo-European | Romance | 63 |
Gujarati | Gujarati | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 58 |
Levantine Arabic(excl. other Arabic dialects) | Levantine Arabic(excl. other Arabic dialects) | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 58 |
Amharic | Amharic | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 35 |
Kannada | Kannada | Dravidian | South | 44 |
Bhojpuri | Bhojpuri | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 53 |
Sudanese Arabic(excl. other Arabic dialects) | Sudanese Arabic(excl. other Arabic dialects) | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 41 |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Languages by Total Speakers organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 38 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 38 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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