What is the world's most spoken language?

Answer by  jclick (1561)

Mandarin is the most widely spoken language in the world, spoken by over 1 billion people in the world. English is second with approximately 500 million speakers but it does not even come close to Mandarin even when you add people who speak English as a second language.

Answer by  Jonah14 (640)

Upon first hearing this question, one might say that the answer is English, without doubt. However, English comes in second place behind the Mandarin dialect of Chinese, spoken natively by over 1000 million people. The top three is completed, as expected, by Spanish, leaving other widespread languages like French behind.

Answer by  bean11 (2803)

The most universally spoken language in today's society is English. European countries require the teaching of English as a second language in their school systems. Between foreign nations, the common language for communication is often English. Australians, Americans, Canadians, and island nations all speak dialects of English as their primary language.

Answer by  technogeek (6640)

English is the world's most spoken language and Spanish is the second, because the Spanish speaking population is growing everyday. Every country in the world has English as a secondary or tertiary language.