Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the world by number of native speakers.

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It is the official language of China and Taiwan, and is spoken by the majority of the population in both countries.

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Mandarin is also one of the official languages of Singapore and is spoken by many people in Indonesia and Malaysia

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Here is a list of the most spoken languages in the world, in order of the number of native speakers ->

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1. Mandarin Chinese - approximately 1.1 billion native speakers

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2. Spanish - approximately 460 million native speakers

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3. English - approximately 379 million native speakers

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4. Hindi - approximately 341 million native speakers

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5. Arabic - approximately 315 million native speakers

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6. Portuguese - approximately 220 million native speakers

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7. Bengali - approximately 214 million native speakers

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8. Russian - approximately 155 million native speakers

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9. Japanese - approximately 128 million native speakers

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10. German - approximately 100 million native speakers

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Also, some languages, like English and Spanish, have many non-native speakers who use them as a second language.

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