* The 10 most spoken languages in the world are:
1. Mandarin Chinese
2. Hindi
3. English
4. Spanish
5. Arabic
6. Bengali
7. Portuguese
8. Russian
9. Japanese
10. Punjabi
* Of these, 5 are Asian languages:
1. Mandarin Chinese
2. Hindi
3. Bengali
4. Japanese
5. Punjabi
Therefore, 5 out of the 10 most spoken languages in the world are Asian.