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All 1M+ Languages on the Map

Source: Ethnologue. Counting native speakers, though for some languages only the total number was available.
The colors indicate the language family:
Black: Indo-European
Light blue: Niger-Congo
Green: Austronesian
Pink: Afro-Asiatic
Dark blue: Sino-Tibetan
Purple: other.
Numbers can be outdated or rough estimates
The difference between separate languages or dialects is not clear-cut. I try to be lenient in the type-ins, suggestions are welcome.
The hint is the number of speakers in millions
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Answer
919.9
Mandarin Chinese
474.7
Spanish
372.9
English
343.9
Hindi
233.7
Bengali
232.4
Portuguese
154.0
Russian
125.3
Japanese
85.2
Yue Chinese
84.6
Vietnamese
83.1
Marathi
82.7
Telugu
82.2
Turkish
81.8
Wu Chinese
81.2
Korean
79.9
French
78.4
Tamil
75.6
Standard German
74.8
Egyptian Spoken Arabic
70.2
Urdu
68.3
Javanese
66.4
Western Punjabi
64.8
Italian
57.0
Gujarati
56.4
Iranian Persian
52.3
Bhojpuri
50.8
Hausa
49.3
Min Nan Chinese
48.1
Eastern Punjabi
47.1
Jinyu Chinese
43.8
Hakka Chinese
43.6
Indonesian
43.6
Kannada
43.6
Yoruba
40.0
Polish
37.4
Xiang Chinese
36.5
Malayalam
34.7
Algerian Spoken Arabic
34.5
Odia
33.9
Maithili
33.3
Sudanese Spoken Arabic
33.2
Sindhi
33.0
Burmese
32.4
Amharic
32.4
Sunda
30.8
Igbo
29.8
North Levantine Spoken Arabic
28.8
Northern Pashto
28.2
Moroccan Spoken Arabic
28.2
Tagalog
27.7
Northern Uzbek
27.4
Ukrainian
26.2
Saraiki
24.1
Sa'idi Spoken Arabic
24.1
Romanian
22.8
Dutch
22.2
Gan Chinese
21.8
Somali
20.7
Magahi
20.7
Thai
20.3
Lingala
19.2
West Central Oromo
19.1
Mesopotamian Spoken Arabic
18.2
Najdi Spoken Arabic
17.0
Khmer
16.7
Nepali
16.5
Nigerian Fulfulde
16.3
Southern Pashto
16.3
Chhattisgarhi
16.2
Malay
16.1
Swahili
15.9
Cebuano
15.7
Northern Kurdish
15.5
Sinhala
15.3
Assamese
15.0
Northeastern Thai
14.6
South Azerbaijani
14.5
Bavarian
14.4
Chichewa
13.2
Greek
13.1
Kinyarwanda
13.0
Chittagonian
12.8
Deccan
12.7
South Levantine Spoken Arabic
12.7
Kazakh
12.6
Sanaani Spoken Arabic
12.6
Hungarian
12.1
Zulu
12.0
Cameroon Pidgin
11.8
Ta'izzi-Adeni Spoken Arabic
11.7
Tunisian Spoken Arabic
11.5
Min Bei Chinese
11.3
Rundi
10.8
Hijazi Spoken Arabic
10.8
Min Dong Chinese
10.7
Gulf Spoken Arabic
10.7
Czech
10.5
Rangpuri
10.4
Uyghur
10.3
North Mesopotamian Spoken Arabic
10.3
Serbian
10.0
Sylheti
9.9
Swedish
9.8
Tigrigna
9.8
Haryanvi
9.7
Eastern Oromo
9.5
Dari
 
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9.2
North Azerbaijani
8.5
Central Pashto
8.4
Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo
8.3
Bulgarian
8.3
Akan
8.3
Yerwa Kanuri
8.2
Haitian Creole
8.2
Tajik
8.2
Gikuyu
8.2
Xhosa
8.1
Sukuma
8.0
Moòré
7.9
Marwari
7.8
Madura
7.6
Santhali
7.5
Merina Malagasy
7.4
Shona
7.3
Afrikaans
7.1
Kashmiri
7.0
Varhadi-Nagpuri
7.0
Umbundu
6.8
Amazigh
6.7
Turkmen
6.6
Tsonga
6.5
Ilocano
6.5
Paraguayan Guaraní
6.4
Swiss German
6.4
Luba-Kasai
6.3
Ibibio
6.2
Hiligaynon
6.2
Koongo
6.1
Hebrew
6.0
Kanauji
6.0
Northern Thai
5.9
Setswana
5.9
Wolof
5.7
Napoletano-Calabrese
5.6
Danish
5.6
Bundeli
5.6
Southern Sotho
5.6
Ganda
5.5
Croatian
5.4
Malvi
5.4
Pulaar
5.4
Huizhou Chinese
5.3
Libyan Spoken Arabic
5.3
Central Kurdish
5.3
Norwegian
5.3
Dholuo
5.3
Tatar
5.2
Slovak
5.1
Tachelhit
5.1
Hadrami Spoken Arabic
5.1
Lambadi
5.1
Sadri
5.1
Kyrgyz
5.0
Betawi
5.0
Éwé
5.0
Finnish
4.9
Hassaniyya
4.9
Minangkabau
4.8
Pular
4.8
Southern Uzbek
4.7
Central Atlas Tamazight
4.7
Nigerian Pidgin
4.7
Sicilian
4.7
Shan
4.7
Baoulé
4.7
Kamba
4.6
Tiv
4.6
Northern Sotho
4.5
Southern Thai
4.4
Tarifit
4.4
Awadhi
4.3
Sidamo
4.3
Zarma
4.2
Kituba
4.2
Mewari
4.2
Bamanankan
4.1
Gheg Albanian
4.1
Catalan
4.1
Bemba
4.0
Malawi Lomwe
4.0
Makhuwa
3.9
Bugis
3.9
Merwari
3.9
Lombard
3.9
Venetian
3.9
Georgian
3.8
Armenian
3.7
Banjar
3.7
Goan Konkani
3.7
Southern Kurdish
3.7
Lao
3.7
Eastern Maninkakan
3.7
Yao
3.6
Hazaragi
3.6
Southern Balochi
3.6
Northern Hindko
3.6
Min Zhong Chinese
3.5
Pahari-Potwari
3.4
Wagdi
3.4
Peripheral Mongolian
3.4
Nyankore
3.3
Bali
3.3
Bhili
3.2
Pu-Xian Chinese
 
Answer
3.1
Musi
3.1
Galician
3.0
Jamaican English Creole
3.0
Hunsrik
3.0
Godwari
3.0
Shekhawati
3.0
Bouyei
3.0
Adamawa Fulfulde
3.0
Soga
2.9
Omani Spoken Arabic
2.9
Brahui
2.9
Haroti
2.9
Lithuanian
2.9
Eastern Balochi
2.9
Anaang
2.8
Aceh
2.8
Ateso
2.7
Bosnian
2.7
Bagheli
2.7
Halh Mongolian
2.7
Ekegusii
2.6
Maay
2.6
Kedah Malay
2.6
Waray-Waray
2.6
Dogri
2.6
Sambalpuri
2.5
Afar
2.5
Bedawiyet
2.5
Central Bikol
2.5
Garhwali
2.5
Gilaki
2.5
Rohingya
2.5
Chokwe
2.5
Lomwe
2.5
Mende
2.4
Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken Arabic
2.4
Wolaytta
2.4
Susu
2.4
Izon
2.4
Chiga
2.4
Southern Pinghua
2.3
Tachawit
2.3
Nimadi
2.3
Surjapuri
2.3
Mazandarani
2.3
Western Balochi
2.3
Swati
2.3
Tumbuka
2.3
Western Niger Fulfulde
2.2
Sebat Bet Gurage
2.2
Bagri
2.2
Konkani
2.2
Jula
2.2
Soninke
2.2
Ebira
2.2
S’gaw Karen
2.1
Sasak
2.1
Kumaoni
2.1
Oadki
2.1
Fon
2.1
Western Maninkakan
2.1
Lango
2.1
Kurux
2.0
Chadian Spoken Arabic
2.0
Southern Betsimisaraka Malagasy
2.0
Kapampangan
2.0
Northern Gondi
2.0
Hmong Daw
2.0
Upper Saxon
2.0
Slovene
2.0
Yongbei Zhuang
2.0
Congo Swahili
2.0
Kimîîru
2.0
Sena
2.0
Edo
2.0
Makonde
2.0
Nuosu
1.9
Kabardian
1.9
Tulu
1.1
Urhobo
1.9
Aimaq
1.9
Tosk Albanian
1.9
Tày
1.9
Mandinka
1.9
Haya
1.9
Kipsigis
1.9
Maasai
1.9
Lugbara
1.8
Hadiyya
1.8
Manado Malay
1.8
Kituba
1.8
Northern Luri
1.8
Yongnan Zhuang
1.8
Zuojiang Zhuang
1.8
Zande
1.8
Nupe-Nupe-Tako
1.8
Themne
1.8
Amdo Tibetan
1.8
Meitei
1.7
Makasar
1.7
Gujari
1.7
Surgujia
1.7
Macedonian
1.7
Kimbundu
1.7
Makhuwa-Meetto
1.7
Serer-Sine
1.7
Masaaba
 
Answer
1.7
Alur
1.7
Nuer
1.7
Northern Pinghua
1.6
Gamo
1.6
Batak Toba
1.6
Central Malay
1.6
Tsimihety Malagasy
1.6
Western Armenian
1.6
Ahirani
1.6
Braj Bhasha
1.6
Liujiang Zhuang
1.6
Dan
1.6
Igala
1.6
Ndebele
1.6
Acholi
1.6
South Bolivian Quechua
1.5
Muong
1.5
Pattani Malay
1.5
Central Aymara
1.5
Belarusian
1.5
Dhundari
1.5
Standard Latvian
1.5
Guibei Zhuang
1.5
Chechen
1.5
Luba-Katanga
1.5
Anyin
1.5
Maasina Fulfulde
1.5
Ndau
1.5
Nyamwezi
1.5
Tonga
1.5
Cusco Quechua
1.5
Boro
1.4
Tigré
1.4
Gedeo
1.4
Ho
1.4
Northern Khmer
1.4
Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao
1.4
Abron
1.4
Nyakyusa-Ngonde
1.4
Ngambay
1.4
Southwestern Dinka
1.4
Khams Tibetan
1.3
Northern Betsimisaraka Malagasy
1.3
Tandroy-Mahafaly Malagasy
1.3
Northern Qiandong Miao
1.3
Limburgish
1.3
Southern Zazaki
1.3
Oshiwambo
1.3
Berom
1.3
Gbagyi
1.3
Venda
1.3
Garo
1.2
Kafa
1.2
Mundari
1.2
Sakalava Malagasy
1.2
Pangasinan
1.2
West Flemish
1.2
Kacchi
1.2
Bakhtiâri
1.2
Laki
1.2
Southern Hindko
1.2
Central Okinawan
1.2
Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang
1.2
Gun
1.2
Northeastern Burkina Faso Fulfulde
1.2
Dagbani
1.2
Bukusu
1.2
Kigiryama
1.2
Ha
1.2
Hehe
1.2
Central Tibetan
1.2
Eastern Tamang
1.2
Bashkort
1.2
Standard Estonian
1.1
Khasi
1.1
Tesaka Malagasy
1.1
Maguindanaon
1.1
Kabuverdianu
1.1
Kangri
1.1
Southern Luri
1.1
Central Hongshuihe Zhuang
1.1
Nung
1.1
K’iche’
1.1
Q’eqchi’
1.1
Aja
1.1
Gourmanchéma
1.1
Fang
1.1
Chopi
1.1
Ndebele
1.1
Gogo
1.1
Pwo Eastern Karen
1.1
Chuvash
1.0
Jambi Malay
1.0
Morisyen
1.0
Trinidadian English Creole
1.0
Mahasu Pahari
1.0
Guibian Zhuang
1.0
Southern Dong
1.0
Nyaneka
1.0
Baatonum
1.0
Ngbaka
1.0
Songe
1.0
Dangme
1.0
Tswa
1.0
Turkana
1.0
Rakhine
10 Comments
+3
Level 70
Jun 13, 2022
Bravo, simply incredible!

Here's hoping this gets featured :)

+3
Level 65
Jun 16, 2022
Best language quiz ever!
+1
Level 21
Jan 27, 2023
This is really underrated
+3
Level 69
Feb 9, 2023
Jula, Bambara and Malinke are different names for pretty much the same vernacular language, so I think they should be grouped together like Serbo-Croatian, Dutch-Limburgish-Afrikaans etc.
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Level 76
Feb 9, 2023
Thank you!
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Level 50
Mar 10, 2024
xoo should be here
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Level 76
Mar 10, 2024
ǃXóõ or Taa is only spoken by about 2,500 people
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Level 50
Mar 11, 2024
https://zompist.com/numbers.shtml press 1m+ speakers
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Level 76
Mar 11, 2024
Thanks for your comment. It seems to be a mistake on that website. In any case I will stick to one source, which is Ethnologue.
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Level 50
Apr 12, 2024
Limburgish?