- mandarin, (international or regional?) 990
- spanish, 484
- english, 390
- portugues, 250
- russian 145
- égyptien arabic 84
- french 74
- italian 63 (not intern)
L2
The World Factbook, produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), estimates the ten most spoken INTERNATIONAL languages (L1 + L2) in 2022 as follows:[8]
| Language | Percentage of world population (2022) |
|---|---|
| English | 18.8% |
| Mandarin Chinese | 13.8% |
| Spanish | 6.9% |
| French | 3.4% |
| Arabic | 3.4% |
| Russian | 3.2% |
| Portuguese | 3.2% |
