What are the ten most spoken languages in world?

Here are the ten most spoken languages in the world based on native speakers, according to Ethnologue:

1. Mandarin Chinese: 1.13 billion speakers

2. Hindi: 602 million speakers

3. English: 379 million speakers

4. Spanish: 534 million speakers

5. Arabic: 375 million speakers

6. Bengali: 265 million speakers

7. Portuguese: 258 million speakers

8. Russian: 154 million speakers

9. Japanese: 128 million speakers

10. Punjabi: 125 million speakers

Important Note: This list only considers native speakers. If you include people who speak a language as a second language, the order might change.