5 Most Spoken Languages in the World

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In this article we discuss the 5 most spoken languages in the world. If you want to read our detailed analysis of these languages, go directly to the 25 Most Spoken Languages in the World.

5. Standard Arabic

Number Of Speakers: 274 million

There are over 25 countries that claim Arabic as an official or co-official language including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The benefits of learning Arabic are many. You can familiarize yourself with Persian, Turkish, Urdu, and even Hebrew because these languages have exchanged a lot of vocabulary. Arabic translators are high in demand. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of Arabic interpreters and translators is expected to grow 19 percent between 2018 and 2028.

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