Top 50 Languages in South Korea
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest languages in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 213 languages tracked in South Korea, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Korean language, Japanese language and English language lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 13,083,016 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 625,172, and the largest, Korean language, reaches around 6,222,244 people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each language, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Korean language |
6,222,244 | 5.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Japanese language |
3,668,787 | 1.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  English language |
3,191,985 | 1.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Assamese language |
1,718,021 | 4.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  Bengali language |
1,430,713 | 3.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Punjabi language |
1,253,956 | 3.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  Gujarati language |
1,083,304 | 3.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  Kannada language |
1,067,221 | 4.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  Marathi language |
994,165 | 3.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  Tamil language |
929,403 | 1.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Spanish language |
928,467 | 0.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  Sanskrit |
894,231 | 1.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Chinese language |
882,214 | 1.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 14 |  Urdu |
878,517 | 1.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Telugu language |
788,291 | 2.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 16 |  Malay language |
479,626 | 0.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Russian language |
412,716 | 0.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Thai language |
372,825 | 1.0% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 19 |  Filipino language |
314,917 | 1.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  Vietnamese language |
284,491 | 1.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 21 |  Italian language |
272,054 | 0.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 22 |  Khmer language |
257,743 | 1.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 23 |  German language |
198,111 | 0.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 24 |  French language |
195,085 | 0.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 25 |  Tagalog language |
177,742 | 0.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 26 |  Canadian English |
162,078 | 0.9% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 27 |  Hindi |
161,857 | 0.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 28 |  Indonesian language |
147,750 | 0.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  Hmong language |
141,597 | 1.8% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 30 |  Tigrinya language |
130,995 | 3.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 31 |  Malaysian language |
123,199 | 0.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 32 |  Germanic languages |
122,604 | 0.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 33 |  Turkish language |
121,631 | 0.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 34 |  Persian language |
115,160 | 0.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 35 |  Kurdish languages |
105,528 | 0.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 36 |  Galician language |
100,301 | 0.7% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 37 |  Hebrew language |
99,262 | 0.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 38 |  Ukrainian language |
97,878 | 0.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 39 |  Standard Chinese |
87,974 | 0.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 40 |  Greek language |
76,961 | 0.3% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 41 |  Iranian languages |
66,475 | 0.4% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 42 |  Burmese language |
60,584 | 0.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 43 |  Nepali language |
58,285 | 0.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 44 |  Portuguese language |
58,119 | 0.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 45 |  Maguindanao language |
56,824 | 0.5% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 46 |  Indo-Aryan languages |
56,716 | 0.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 47 |  Ottoman Turkish language |
56,605 | 2.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 48 |  Lao language |
53,902 | 0.6% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 49 |  Hindustani language |
51,031 | 0.1% | Language | Politics & Society |
| 50 |  Dutch language |
48,495 | 0.2% | Language | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea 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 South Korea?
Korean language currently leads with an estimated audience of 6,222,244 people in South Korea.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.