What is the most spoken language in Asia?

Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in Asia, with over a billion speakers.

The most spoken language in Asia is Mandarin Chinese, with over a billion speakers, followed by Hindi, English (as a second language), Bengali, and Indonesian/Malay. Asia is the most linguistically diverse continent, home to major families including Sino-Tibetan, Indo-European, Austronesian, Dravidian, Turkic and Semitic languages.

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