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Spoken in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the United States of America, U.N

and manymore.

How many people speak RussianNative-Speakers: 157 millions,

Total: 277 millions

Second Languages/Where: Abkhazia, Belarus ,Ukraine,

Moldova,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Transnistria

Where is it learned as a Foreign Language Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania

Why it’s on the top Russia has a great population and because of their history this

language spread all across the world.

Russian

The Russian Alfabeth

Spoken in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican

Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela and significant parts of the population in

Andorra, Belize, Gibraltar and the United States.

How many people speak Spanish Native-Speakers: 322 millions, Total: 400 millions

Second Languages/Where: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican

Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela...

Foreign Languages Learnt United States of America, Italy…

Why it’s on the topBecause of the heavy colonization in the South America and the quick expandation through the commercialization the Spanish Language is

know in almost every place.

Spanish

Places where Spanish is a recognized as an official language

Places where Spanish isn’t recognized as an official language

HindiSpoken in

India, Nepal, Fiji, and with an significant minorities in the Philippines, Thailand, UK, USA, Canada, Dubai, Suriname,

Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Mauritius

How many people speak Hindi: Native-Speakers: 370 millions, Total: 950millions

Second Languages/Where:Fiji and Nepal

Why it’s on the topHindi is in the third (3rd) position in this top5 because,

of the elevated number of Indian Population

English English

Spoken inUnited States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, South Africa, New

Zealand, Singapore, Portugal, Spain, Japan, and almost everywhere in the World.

How many people speak English: Native-Speakers: 380 millions, Total: 1.800 millions

Second Languages/Where:India, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Serra Leone, Jamaica, Fiji, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, Christmas Island and many other countries (total: 76

countries)

Foreign Language Learnt:Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, South Africa, Japan, China and many more.

Why it’s on the topSince the industrial revolution the English language was given a major part in

almost everything, since Diplomacy, to Culture, Science and more.The English language had substituted the French in the 18th century, and its now

THE most used word.

Countries where English is a primary language are dark blue; Countries where it is an official but not a primary language

are light blue.

Countries where English is a primary language are dark blue; Countries where it is an official but not a primary language

are light blue.

The influences in the English Language

MandarinSpoken in

Its Spoken in China, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore

How many people speak Mandarin: Native-Speakers: 873 millions, Total: +1.800 millions

Second Languages/Where:Japan, Taiwan, Singapure

Why it’s the number one language:Thanks to the big number of most of northern and southwestern China, because this zone it’s a highly

populated area, and all their inhabitants speak Mandarin.

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