Top 50 Languages in Brazil
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest languages in Brazil, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 169 languages tracked in Brazil, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Portuguese language, English language and Spanish language lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 44,135,931 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 1,722,998, and the largest, Portuguese language, reaches around 25,529,384 people in Brazil. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Brazil who actively engage with each language, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Brazil and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portuguese language |
25,529,384 | 32.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  English language |
11,762,760 | 6.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Spanish language |
6,843,787 | 5.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Tupi language |
4,385,846 | 93.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  Romance languages |
4,159,162 | 9.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Japanese language |
3,086,789 | 1.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  Germanic languages |
2,213,594 | 5.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  French language |
2,057,100 | 3.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  Ancient Greek |
1,910,125 | 4.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  Italian language |
1,906,219 | 2.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Hebrew language |
1,851,586 | 5.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  Greek language |
1,841,960 | 6.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Sanskrit |
1,701,396 | 3.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 14 |  Biblical Hebrew |
1,231,090 | 31.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Serbian language |
1,161,723 | 7.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 16 |  Korean language |
1,098,018 | 0.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Norwegian language |
954,220 | 12.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Persian language |
823,040 | 1.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 19 |  Slovak language |
811,974 | 9.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  Chinese language |
761,219 | 0.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 21 |  Hungarian language |
744,952 | 3.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 22 |  Bulgarian language |
693,553 | 11.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 23 |  German language |
634,507 | 1.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 24 |  Sign language |
627,384 | 7.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 25 |  Russian language |
521,920 | 0.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 26 |  Algodão |
517,973 | 97.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 27 |  Hindi |
479,398 | 0.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 28 |  Brazilian Sign Language |
408,212 | 86.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  Turkish language |
405,222 | 0.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 30 |  Armenian language |
392,282 | 5.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 31 |  Galician language |
376,165 | 2.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 32 |  Modern Hebrew |
366,859 | 5.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 33 |  Catalan language |
295,189 | 1.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 34 |  Khmer language |
293,299 | 1.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 35 |  Modern Standard Arabic |
272,548 | 1.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 36 |  Iranian languages |
258,059 | 1.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 37 |  Bantu languages |
254,343 | 53.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 38 |  Standard Chinese |
245,197 | 1.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 39 |  Tamil language |
226,743 | 0.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 40 |  Tagalog language |
220,862 | 0.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 41 |  Polish language |
217,597 | 1.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 42 |  Malay language |
217,037 | 0.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 43 |  Dutch language |
196,290 | 0.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 44 |  Indonesian language |
192,696 | 0.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 45 |  Thai language |
190,108 | 0.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 46 |  Urdu |
189,333 | 0.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 47 |  Yoruba language |
186,480 | 4.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 48 |  Hiligaynon language |
149,383 | 11.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 49 |  North Germanic languages |
146,510 | 7.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 50 |  Bengali language |
138,836 | 0.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil and ranks each language by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest language in Brazil?
Portuguese language currently leads with an estimated audience of 25,529,384 people in Brazil.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.