What is the most spoken language in world besides Mandarin or other forms of Chinese?

The most spoken language in the world, besides Mandarin and other forms of Chinese, is Hindi.

Here's a breakdown:

* Mandarin Chinese: Approximately 1.1 billion speakers

* Hindi: Approximately 602 million speakers

* English: Approximately 1.35 billion speakers (including those who speak it as a second language)

While English has a larger total number of speakers, Hindi has a higher number of native speakers.