The biggest languages over the years

Year,Language,Estimated Global Speakers
2000 BCE,Egyptian,~1-2 million
1000 BCE,Chinese (Old Chinese),~5-10 million
500 BCE,Sanskrit,~10 million
1 CE,Latin,~15-20 million
500 CE,Latin,~20-25 million
1000 CE,Arabic,~30-40 million
1500 CE,Mandarin Chinese,~50-60 million
1600 CE,Spanish,~60-70 million
1700 CE,French,~70-80 million
1800 CE,Mandarin Chinese,~100 million
1900 CE,Mandarin Chinese,~400 million
1950 CE,Mandarin Chinese,~500 million
2000 CE,Mandarin Chinese,~850 million
2023 CE,Mandarin Chinese,~920 million