There are at least 7,102 known living languages. Twenty-three of them are the mother tongue of more than 50 million people each, and together those 23 are the native language of 4.1 billion people. This infographic for the South China Morning Post shows each language within black borders, sized by its native speakers in each country, with colours showing where each language has taken root.
via Mother tongues | lucasinfografia.com (archived)