Off-hand, English and its derivatives (pigin etc) probably has the largest number of speakers. As a first language, English is probably no.2 to Mandarin, the 'common language' adopted in the PRC. Off-hand I think its spoken by about half the population, so half of 1.3 billion or so is probably more than the 400 or so million people in British Commonwealth countries who speak English as a first language. This isn't a great answer I know but its late and I'm tired and why did I write this if I don't have the time? Know you're probably not, but I hope you're satisfied or better yet, someone gives exact figures.
Mandarin Chinese is the largest spoken language in the world based on the number of native speakers. It is estimated that over a billion people speak Mandarin Chinese as their first language.
Mandarin has the largest number of speakers of any language in the world.
Mexico has the largest number of Spanish speakers in the world, with over 120 million people speaking Spanish as their native language.
== == The largest spanish speaking country Mexico -- mexico
as of 2001, it's USA 2nd Largest : INDIA
Mandarin (a form of Chinese)
There is no doubt that English is the largest speaking language in the world, while Chinese has the largest speaking number.
Mandarin Chinese is the largest spoken language in the world based on the number of native speakers. It is estimated that over a billion people speak Mandarin Chinese as their first language.
Brazil is the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world and is located in South America.Brazil is the one country in Latin America whose main language is Portuguese.
Mandarin has the largest number of speakers of any language in the world.
Mexico has the largest number of Spanish speakers in the world, with over 120 million people speaking Spanish as their native language.
Before independence Brazil was the largest speaking Portuguese colony in the world.
== == The largest spanish speaking country Mexico -- mexico
The 5th largest Spanish speaking country is the United States.
as of 2001, it's USA 2nd Largest : INDIA
Brazil is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world. It is also the largest country in South America by land area and population.
The second largest English-speaking city in the world is Lagos, Nigeria.