The top 30 languages spoken by the most people Which language is spoken by the largest number of people? HINT: It's not English You can find the answer and the top 30 languages on this website: http://www.vistawide.com/languages/top_30_languages.htm Interesting, yes?AN EXPLANATORY NOTE: 1 - I KNEW WHEN I POSTED THIS QUESTION THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT MANDARIN IS THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE. 2 - MY INTENT WAS SIMPLY TO PROVIDE A WEBSITE LINK THAT LISTED THE TOP 30 LANGUAGES. 3 - THE QUESTION WAS NOT INTENDED FOR ITALKI MEMBERS WHO HAVE MADE A CAREER OF TEACHING ANY LANGUAGE AS I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THEY WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE ANSWER. 4 - THE QUESTION WAS NOT INTENDED TO TRIGGER ANY CRITICISM OF ANY LANGAUGE. 5 - I SIMPLY THOUGHT THAT SOME OF THE ITALKI MEMBERS MAY HAVE FOUND THE LIST OF 30 LANGUAGES INTERESTING. I THANK THOSE WHO HAVE MADE INTERESTING AND/OR INFORMATIVE COMMENTS, AND I SUGGEST THAT WE TRY TO MAINTAIN A DEGREE OF CIVILITY IN OUR RESPONSES. PS - PASS ON THE 'DISSING'