The most spoken language in the world, in terms of the number of native speakers, is Mandarin Chinese. Mandarin Chinese is a part of the larger Chinese language family and is the official language of China and Taiwan. It is also one of the four official languages of Singapore.
It’s important to note that when considering the total number of speakers (including native and second-language speakers), English often ranks high due to its widespread use as a global lingua franca in business, science, technology, and international communication. English is also commonly learned as a second language in many countries.