5. Arabic: With a wide geographic distribution across the Middle East and North Africa, Arabic is another language with a significant number of speakers.
4. Hindi: The official language of India, Hindi has a massive number of speakers.
3. Spanish: A language with a vast number of native speakers, primarily in Latin America and Spain, Spanish holds a strong position.
2. English: While not having the largest number of native speakers, English is the most widely used language internationally, making it a close second in terms of total speakers.
1. Mandarin Chinese: With over a billion native speakers, Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken language globally.