How Many People Speak Russian, And Where Is It Spoken?
www.babbel.com › en › magazineFeb 18, 2021 · Azerbaijan could have up to 4.9 million Russian speakers, though only a small fraction of those are native speakers. Similarly, Estonia has a Russian-speaking population around 1.1 million. Beyond that, there are populations of Russian speakers that appear all over the world because of historical immigration patterns, as well as modern ...
Russian Speaking Countries - WorldAtlas
www.worldatlas.com › articles › russian-speakingJun 18, 2018 · The Russian language is Europe’s largest native language and the world’s seventh largest language by number of speakers. Approximately 260 million people speak Russian, and out of these, about 150 million are native speakers. Russian is spoken both as a first and second language and is the official language for Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan ...
Russian - Worldwide distribution
www.worlddata.info › languages › russianRussian is considered a world language and is spoken as a second language by about 60 million people in addition to native speakers. Russian belongs to the East Slavic languages of the Indo-European language family. It is widely spoken in all countries of the former Soviet Union and numerous neighboring regions.