Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Malay, Portuguese, Bengali, Russian and French.
As with all lists, it is not universally accepted. Some say Spanish is second.
And of course, there are discrepancies due to whether it is counted that it is spoke at all, or if it is spoke as a primary language.
5 of the most spoken languages are used in Asia.
By native speakers, the twenty most common languages in Europe are:RussianGermanTurkishEnglishItalianSpanishUkrainianPolishRomanianDutchKazakhGreekCzechPortugueseBelarusianHungarianSwedishAzerbaijaniBulgarianSerbian
The top 10 most spoken languages in the world are: English Mandarin Chinese Hindi Spanish French Standard Arabic Bengali Russian Portuguese Indonesian
Here is a rather complete list of the most common languages traditionally spoken from Botswana down to the south coast:!XóõAfrikaansAniBirwaCamthoDamaraEnglishFanagaloGailGanaGcirikuGwiHereroHuaJu|'hoanKalangaKgalagadiKhweKoranaKuaKuhaneKx'au'einLoziMbukushuNamaNama-damaraNambyaNaroNdebeleOorlamsOshivamboOvamboRongaShuaSotho, NorthernSotho, SouthernSouth African Sign LanguageSwahiliSwatiTsoaTsongaTswaTswanaTswapongVendaXhosaXiri (this one is traditional, but nearly extinct)Xoi-sanYeyiZezuruZulu
English, Spanish and French
The 1 official language of Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands is French, which is widely spoken as a second language; however, it is spoken natively by less than 10% of the population.The most widely spoken native languages are:WallisianFutunanWallisian is spoken by about 86% of the people on Wallis Island.Futunan is spoken by about 95% of the people on Futuna.
The three most spoken European languages in the world are English, Spanish, and Russian. English is widely spoken due to its global influence, while Spanish is spoken in many countries in the Americas and Europe. Russian is spoken across Russia and parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
The 10 most spoken languages in the world are: 1. English, 2. Mandarin Chinese, 3. Hindi, 4. Spanish, 5. French, 6. Standard Arabic, 7. Bengali, 8. Russian, 9. Portuguese, 10. Indonesian.
Wymysorys is considered one of the smallest spoken languages in the world with only a handful of speakers left. It is spoken by a small community in Poland.
This is a difficult question, as most living languages today have developed out of other languages, making them extremely old. There are newer languages, but most of the major languages spoken today are very old. Read more here: http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1g2b90/to_the_best_of_our_knowledge_what_is_the_oldest/
The most spoken languages in the US, aside from English, are Spanish and Chinese. Spanish is the second most spoken language due to the large Hispanic population, while Chinese languages, including Mandarin and Cantonese, are spoken by many Chinese immigrants and their descendants.
There are approximately 300 million French speakers worldwide, making it one of the top 10 most spoken languages in the world. Francophones are spread across France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, and various African countries where French is an official language.