What are the 5 most spoken languages?

Here are the 5 most spoken languages in the world by number of native speakers:

1. Mandarin Chinese: Over 1 billion speakers

2. Hindi: Over 600 million speakers

3. English: Over 375 million speakers

4. Spanish: Over 540 million speakers

5. Arabic: Over 375 million speakers

It's important to note that these numbers can fluctuate and are estimates based on different sources. Also, it's worth considering that these numbers only reflect native speakers, not total speakers.