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Most Popular:
Richest
Most Populated
Largest
Most Expensive
Poorest
Cleanest
Richest People
Fastest
Top 10 Lists

Sports:
Top NBA Teams
Top NHL Teams
Top Sprint Cup Nascar Drivers
Top PGA Tour Players
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Entertainment:
Highest Grossing Movies
Top iTunes Songs
Top Selling Games
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Regions:
Africa
Asia
The Caribbean
Central America
Europe
Middle East
North America
Oceania
South America

Comparisons:
China vs. United States
India vs. Pakistan
Iran vs. Israel
Nigeria vs. South Africa
Greece vs. Turkey
Argentina vs. Brazil
China vs. Japan
France vs. Germany
Honduras vs. Nicaragua
North Korea vs. South Korea

Most Commonly Spoken Languages

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Number of speakers

1.

Chinese (Mandarin)

1,300,000,000

2.

English

508,000,000

3.

Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu)

497,000,000

4.

Spanish

392,000,000

5.

Russian

277,000,000

6.

Arabic

246,000,000

7.

Bengali

211,000,000

8.

Portuguese

191,000,000

9.

Malay-Indonesian

159,000,000

10.

French

129,000,000

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