<Table> Top languages by population per Nationalencyklopedin <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Language </Th> <Th> Native speakers in millions 2007 ( 2010 ) </Th> <Th> Percentage of world population ( 2007 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mandarin ( entire branch ) </Td> <Td> 935 ( 955 ) </Td> <Td> 14.1 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Spanish </Td> <Td> 390 ( 405 ) </Td> <Td> 5.85 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 365 ( 360 ) </Td> <Td> 5.52 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hindi </Td> <Td> 295 ( 310 ) </Td> <Td> 4.46 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> 280 ( 295 ) </Td> <Td> 4.23 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Portuguese </Td> <Td> 205 ( 215 ) </Td> <Td> 3.08 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Bengali ( Bangla ) </Td> <Td> 200 ( 205 ) </Td> <Td> 3.05 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Russian </Td> <Td> 160 ( 155 ) </Td> <Td> 2.42 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Japanese </Td> <Td> 125 ( 125 ) </Td> <Td> 1.92 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Punjabi </Td> <Td> 95 ( 100 ) </Td> <Td> 1.44 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> German </Td> <Td> 92 ( 95 ) </Td> <Td> 1.39 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Javanese </Td> <Td> 82 </Td> <Td> 1.25 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Wu ( e.g. Shanghainese ) </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 1.20 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Malay ( inc . Malaysian and Indonesian ) </Td> <Td> 77 </Td> <Td> 1.16 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Telugu </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 1.15 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Vietnamese </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 1.14 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Korean </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 1.14 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> French </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> 1.12 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Marathi </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> 1.10 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Tamil </Td> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> 1.06 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Urdu </Td> <Td> 66 </Td> <Td> 0.99 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Turkish </Td> <Td> 63 </Td> <Td> 0.95 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Italian </Td> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> 0.90 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Yue ( incl . Cantonese ) </Td> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> 0.89 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Thai </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> 0.85 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Gujarati </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 0.74 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Jin </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 0.72 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Southern Min ( incl . Hokkien and Teochew ) </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 0.71 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Persian </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 0.68 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Polish </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 0.61 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Pashto </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 0.58 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Kannada </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 0.58 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Xiang ( Hunanese ) </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 0.58 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Malayalam </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 0.57 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Sundanese </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 0.57 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Hausa </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 0.52 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Odia ( Oriya ) </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 0.50 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Burmese </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 0.50 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Hakka </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 0.46 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Ukrainian </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 0.46 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Bhojpuri </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 0.43 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Tagalog ( Filipino ) </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 0.42 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Yoruba </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 0.42 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Maithili </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 0.41 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Uzbek </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 0.39 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Sindhi </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 0.39 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Amharic </Td>
<Table> Top languages by population per Nationalencyklopedin <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Language </Th> <Th> Native speakers in millions 2007 ( 2010 ) </Th> <Th> Percentage of world population ( 2007 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mandarin ( entire branch ) </Td> <Td> 935 ( 955 ) </Td> <Td> 14.1 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Spanish </Td> <Td> 390 ( 405 ) </Td> <Td> 5.85 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 365 ( 360 ) </Td> <Td> 5.52 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hindi </Td> <Td> 295 ( 310 ) </Td> <Td> 4.46 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> 280 ( 295 ) </Td> <Td> 4.23 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Portuguese </Td> <Td> 205 ( 215 ) </Td> <Td> 3.08 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Bengali ( Bangla ) </Td> <Td> 200 ( 205 ) </Td> <Td> 3.05 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Russian </Td> <Td> 160 ( 155 ) </Td> <Td> 2.42 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Japanese </Td> <Td> 125 ( 125 ) </Td> <Td> 1.92 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Punjabi </Td> <Td> 95 ( 100 ) </Td> <Td> 1.44 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> German </Td> <Td> 92 ( 95 ) </Td> <Td> 1.39 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Javanese </Td> <Td> 82 </Td> <Td> 1.25 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Wu ( e.g. Shanghainese ) </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 1.20 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Malay ( inc . Malaysian and Indonesian ) </Td> <Td> 77 </Td> <Td> 1.16 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Telugu </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 1.15 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Vietnamese </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 1.14 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Korean </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 1.14 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> French </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> 1.12 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Marathi </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> 1.10 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Tamil </Td> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> 1.06 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Urdu </Td> <Td> 66 </Td> <Td> 0.99 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Turkish </Td> <Td> 63 </Td> <Td> 0.95 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Italian </Td> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> 0.90 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Yue ( incl . Cantonese ) </Td> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> 0.89 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Thai </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> 0.85 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Gujarati </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 0.74 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Jin </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 0.72 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Southern Min ( incl . Hokkien and Teochew ) </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 0.71 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Persian </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 0.68 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Polish </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 0.61 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Pashto </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 0.58 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Kannada </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 0.58 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Xiang ( Hunanese ) </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 0.58 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Malayalam </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 0.57 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Sundanese </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 0.57 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Hausa </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 0.52 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Odia ( Oriya ) </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 0.50 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Burmese </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 0.50 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Hakka </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 0.46 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Ukrainian </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 0.46 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Bhojpuri </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 0.43 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Tagalog ( Filipino ) </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 0.42 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Yoruba </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 0.42 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Maithili </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 0.41 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Uzbek </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 0.39 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Sindhi </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 0.39 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Amharic </Td>
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