Top 50 Languages in India
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest languages in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 146 languages tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Hindi, Tamil language and Assamese language lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 72,701,474 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 5,906,402, and the largest, Hindi, reaches around 31,594,748 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each language, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hindi |
31,594,748 | 43.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Tamil language |
21,153,817 | 39.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Assamese language |
19,952,909 | 47.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Bengali language |
19,493,823 | 44.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  Punjabi language |
18,174,032 | 48.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Sanskrit |
17,873,867 | 35.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  Hindustani language |
16,959,406 | 49.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  Telugu language |
16,639,987 | 53.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  Urdu |
15,815,337 | 34.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  Marathi language |
14,871,621 | 55.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Indo-Aryan languages |
14,830,105 | 59.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  Gujarati language |
14,607,557 | 50.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Kannada language |
12,987,277 | 50.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 14 |  English language |
9,992,656 | 5.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Indo-Iranian languages |
4,626,382 | 42.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 16 |  Dravidian languages |
3,468,081 | 64.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Chinese language |
3,048,617 | 3.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Persian language |
2,962,792 | 6.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 19 |  Haryanvi language |
2,887,539 | 74.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  Japanese language |
2,282,552 | 1.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 21 |  German language |
2,047,416 | 3.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 22 |  Germanic languages |
1,988,373 | 5.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 23 |  Italian language |
1,917,730 | 2.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 24 |  Korean language |
1,721,181 | 1.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 25 |  Nepali language |
1,630,356 | 17.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 26 |  Malay language |
1,609,391 | 2.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 27 |  Marwari language |
1,556,981 | 71.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 28 |  Standard Chinese |
1,412,334 | 5.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  Bihari languages |
1,359,356 | 80.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 30 |  Indonesian language |
1,299,152 | 3.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 31 |  Thai language |
1,223,270 | 3.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 32 |  Spanish language |
1,075,779 | 0.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 33 |  Ancient Greek |
1,066,031 | 2.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 34 |  Turkish language |
1,022,279 | 1.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 35 |  French language |
869,732 | 1.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 36 |  Hindi languages |
840,297 | 44.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 37 |  Sindhi language |
760,058 | 22.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 38 |  Russian language |
736,053 | 1.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 39 |  Serbian language |
717,565 | 4.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 40 |  Pashto language |
627,316 | 10.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 41 |  Khmer language |
625,636 | 2.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 42 |  Pahari languages |
619,263 | 99.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 43 |  Slovak language |
613,544 | 7.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 44 |  Greek language |
575,307 | 2.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 45 |  Portuguese language |
568,861 | 0.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 46 |  Hebrew language |
545,972 | 1.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 47 |  Hungarian language |
544,131 | 2.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 48 |  Modern Standard Arabic |
511,387 | 2.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 49 |  Tagalog language |
511,032 | 1.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 50 |  Uyghur language |
501,214 | 7.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India 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 India?
Hindi currently leads with an estimated audience of 31,594,748 people in India.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.