5 Most Spoken Second Languages in the World

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In this article, we will look at the 5 most spoken second languages in the world. If you want to read our detailed analysis of the global translation services market, you can directly go to the 25 Most Spoken Second Languages in the World

5. Urdu

Number of Speakers as a Second Language: 161,162,800

Making it to the top 5 on our list is Urdu. It is spoken as a second language by over 161 million people around the globe. Urdu belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family and is the official language of Pakistan. 

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