Most Spoken Languages
Most Spoken Languages is a structured culture dataset with 25 entries. Its fields include Language, Native Speakers (M), Total Speakers (M). 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 25 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Ethnologue / Wikipedia
- Data updated
- Feb 14, 2026
Included fields: Language, Native Speakers (M), Total Speakers (M), Language Family, Writing System, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Native Speakers (M) range
- 16 to 920
- Across 25 preview rows
- Total Speakers (M) range
- 45 to 1,460
- Across 25 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Language, Native Speakers (M), and Total Speakers (M) across culture entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 25 downloadable records
Language↕ | Native Speakers (M)↕ | Total Speakers (M)↕ | Language Family↕ | Writing System↕ | Countries↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English | 380 | 1,460 | Indo-European (Germanic) | Latin | 67 |
Mandarin Chinese | 920 | 1,120 | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese characters | 6 |
Hindi | 345 | 602 | Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | Devanagari | 4 |
Spanish | 485 | 559 | Indo-European (Romance) | Latin | 21 |
French | 81 | 310 | Indo-European (Romance) | Latin | 29 |
Arabic | 310 | 380 | Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | Arabic | 25 |
Bengali | 234 | 265 | Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | Bengali-Assamese | 2 |
Portuguese | 236 | 263 | Indo-European (Romance) | Latin | 10 |
Russian | 147 | 255 | Indo-European (Slavic) | Cyrillic | 4 |
Japanese | 123 | 125 | Japonic | Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana | 1 |
Urdu | 70 | 230 | Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | Nastaliq (Perso-Arabic) | 2 |
Indonesian (Malay) | 43 | 199 | Austronesian | Latin | 4 |
German | 76 | 132 | Indo-European (Germanic) | Latin | 6 |
Swahili | 16 | 200 | Niger-Congo (Bantu) | Latin | 7 |
Turkish | 82 | 88 | Turkic | Latin | 2 |
Korean | 81 | 82 | Koreanic | Hangul | 2 |
Vietnamese | 85 | 86 | Austroasiatic | Latin (Chữ Quốc Ngữ) | 1 |
Tamil | 78 | 86 | Dravidian | Tamil | 3 |
Italian | 64 | 68 | Indo-European (Romance) | Latin | 4 |
Thai | 21 | 61 | Kra-Dai | Thai | 1 |
Polish | 40 | 45 | Indo-European (Slavic) | Latin | 1 |
Punjabi | 113 | 150 | Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | Gurmukhi / Shahmukhi | 2 |
Hausa | 54 | 80 | Afro-Asiatic (Chadic) | Latin / Ajami | 5 |
Persian (Farsi) | 55 | 110 | Indo-European (Iranian) | Perso-Arabic | 3 |
Tagalog (Filipino) | 28 | 82 | Austronesian | Latin | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Most Spoken Languages 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 25 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 25 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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