| Number of Speakers | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 2. 841 million | English | 99%
|
| 3. 489 million | Spanish | 99%
|
| 1. 1026 million | Mandarin | 96%
|
| 5. 352 million | Arabic | 95%
|
| 9. 163 million | French | 95%
|
| 7. 218 million | Portuguese | 91%
|
| 6. 278 million | Russian | 90%
|
| 12. 128 million | Japanese | 89%
|
| 4. 380 million | Hindi | 88%
|
| 11. 158 million | Urdu | 88%
|
| 24. 63 million | Punjabi | 83%
|
| 10. 163 million | Malay | 79%
|
| 30. 20 million | Thai | 77%
|
| 14. 106 million | German | 76%
|
| 25. 62 million | Cantonese | 73%
|
| 21. 71 million | Turkish | 73%
|
| 13. 110 million | Farsi Persian | 72%
|
| 17. 78 million | Tamil | 72%
|
| 20. 75 million | Marathi | 70%
|
| 8. 208 million | Bengali | 69%
|
| 27. 47 million | Kannada | 58%
|
| 18. 77 million | Korean | 51%
|
| 19. 77 million | Wu | 51%
|
| 23. 64 million | Italian | 50%
|
| 15. 84 million | Javanese | 49%
|
| 29. 39 million | Polish | 48%
|
| 22. 68 million | Vietnamese | 46%
|
| 26. 50 million | Gujarati | 41%
|
| 16. 83 million | Telugu | 40%
|
| 28. 42 million | Burmese | 31%
|