Language

Home nation

Est. first language speakers  (millions)

% of world pop (1999)

Chinese Mandarin

China

874

14.56%

Hindi

India

366

6.10%

Spanish

Spain

358

5.96%

English

United Kingdom

341

5.68%

Bengali

Bangladesh

207

3.45%

Portuguese

Portugal

176

2.93%

Russian

Russia

167

2.78%

Japanese

Japan

125

2.08%

German

Germany

100

1.67%

Korean

Korea, South

78

1.30%