What are the five most widely used languages in the world?

Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Arabic are the main languages in the world and the working languages of the United Nations. Chinese is the most widely used language in the world and English is the most widely used language in the world.

It is estimated that there are about 3000 ~ 4000 languages in the world, of which about100000 is spoken by more than ten thousand people, and about twenty languages are spoken by more than fifty million people. In terms of the number of users, Chinese ranks first, about 65.438+300 million; Followed by English, there are more than 400 million; The third place is Spanish, 300 million.

In terms of a wide range of uses, English is the most widely used. English was originally the national language of Britain. Later, due to the British colonial expansion and the expansion of international trade, English became more and more widely used, and now it has become the most widely used language in international political, economic and cultural activities.

Extended data:

The common language of Britain and America is English, which is widely used in many Commonwealth countries and former colonial countries.

French is widely used in Europe, Africa, America and Asia.

Russian is widely used in the member countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

The Chinese in China have the largest population in the world and are very influential in Southeast Asia.

Spanish is because there were colonies everywhere when Spain was strong in the 15 and 16 centuries. Many countries in Europe and America used Spanish as the official language, which was also the working language that was used to this day during the League of Nations, the predecessor of the United Nations.

1973 In view of its influence in the Middle East and the whole Arab world, Arabic has also been established as the working language of the United Nations.

The United Nations has six working languages: Chinese, English, French, Russian, Arabic and Spanish. The language that can be used in all meetings, official documents and related records and affairs of the United Nations is called the working language of the United Nations. Whether to establish this language as the working language of the United Nations mainly depends on its influence and popularity in the world.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-World Language

Baidu Encyclopedia-Working Language of the United Nations