Top 50 Languages in Italy
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest languages in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 267 languages tracked in Italy, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Italian language, Sardinian language and Romance languages lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 49,991,105 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,237,044, and the largest, Italian language, reaches around 26,983,806 people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each language, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italian language |
26,983,806 | 29.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Sardinian language |
16,685,344 | 90.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Romance languages |
6,321,955 | 14.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Spanish language |
5,908,526 | 4.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  English language |
5,898,281 | 3.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Japanese language |
5,138,550 | 2.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  German language |
2,491,604 | 4.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  Russian language |
2,203,454 | 3.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  Portuguese language |
2,182,152 | 2.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  Ancient Greek |
2,140,934 | 5.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Greek language |
2,058,938 | 7.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  French language |
1,962,412 | 3.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Piedmontese language |
1,960,659 | 91.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 14 |  Hungarian language |
1,879,001 | 8.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Korean language |
1,785,307 | 1.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 16 |  Romanian language |
1,758,736 | 9.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Germanic languages |
1,629,953 | 4.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Corsican language |
1,483,526 | 72.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 19 |  Turkish language |
1,480,015 | 2.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  Persian language |
1,421,467 | 3.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 21 |  Albanian language |
1,407,453 | 13.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 22 |  Hebrew language |
1,117,256 | 3.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 23 |  Chinese language |
1,051,826 | 1.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 24 |  Serbian language |
1,046,142 | 7.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 25 |  Sanskrit |
936,165 | 1.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 26 |  Hindi |
850,087 | 1.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 27 |  Romani language |
797,483 | 25.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 28 |  Thai language |
707,616 | 1.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  Modern Standard Arabic |
665,254 | 2.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 30 |  Croatian language |
629,827 | 7.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 31 |  Catalan language |
588,903 | 3.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 32 |  Ukrainian language |
580,811 | 2.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 33 |  Slovak language |
579,052 | 6.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 34 |  Urdu |
570,222 | 1.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 35 |  Norwegian language |
546,070 | 7.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 36 |  Bengali language |
502,712 | 1.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 37 |  Bulgarian language |
498,535 | 7.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 38 |  Tamil language |
487,145 | 0.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 39 |  Dutch language |
485,004 | 2.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 40 |  Galician language |
477,505 | 3.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 41 |  Swahili language |
469,338 | 6.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 42 |  Polish language |
468,319 | 2.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 43 |  Punjabi language |
438,495 | 1.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 44 |  Irish language |
396,837 | 5.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 45 |  Iranian languages |
393,134 | 2.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 46 |  Canadian English |
389,310 | 2.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 47 |  Sa'idi Arabic |
385,033 | 14.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 48 |  Malay language |
353,101 | 0.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 49 |  Tagalog language |
333,902 | 1.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 50 |  Indo-European languages |
325,080 | 16.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy 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 Italy?
Italian language currently leads with an estimated audience of 26,983,806 people in Italy.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.