Hindi is 3rd most spoken language in the world

Hindi is the 3rd most spoken language of the world in 2019 with 615 million speakers after English and Mandarin.
The 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue stated English at the top of the list with 1,132 million speakers.
English at the top of the list with 1,132 million speakers. Chines Mandarin is at the second position with 1,117 million speakers.
The current round of the database covers 7,111 living languages of the world. It also contains data on languages which have gone out of use in recent history. This edition lists 348 such languages.
Bangla has been ranked as the 7th most spoken language of the world.