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Russian in the top 10 most spoken languages in the world

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Russian in the top 10 most spoken languages in the world


24.09.2018


Russian language is included in the in the top ten most commonly used languages on our planet, SM News reports. This information is stated in the research done by the World Economic Forum. About 150 million of people speak Russian, according to the experts. 

The study's authors conclude that Chinese language takes the first place. 1,3 billion Chinese speakers reside in China and beyond its borders.

Spanish language takes the second place. Little bit more than 400 million people speak this language. And finally, English language is on the 3rd place, with 370 million people communicating in it.

Arabian language took the forth place, followed by Hindi. Bengali, Portuguese, Japanese and Lahndi have also entered the top ten. 

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