How important is English?How important is English?

Countries with the most English Speakers (in millions)

125.2

India

92.3

Pakistan

59.6

United Kingdom

52.3

Philippines

298.4

United States

Out of the 196 countries in the world, English has official or special status in 75 of them!

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Provided to you by Sources:www.statista.comwww.internetworldstats.comwww.voxy.com

English-speaking authors Non-English-speaking authors

English in Sc enceEnglish is the most commonly used language in science with Science Citation Index reporting as early as 1997 that 95% of its articles were written in English, even though only half came from authors in English-speaking countries.

4 out of the top 5 biggest companies in the world speak English as their primary language. This includes Wal-Mart, Shell, Exxon Mobil and BP. With 25% of the world knowing English, imagine how far you can expand your network!

English online… Top languages on the Internet (in millions)

English

Chinese

Spanish

Arabic

German

Japanese

Portuguese

536.6

153.3

444.9

82.5

65.4

99.1

75.2

World’s most spoken languages worldwide (speakers and native speakers in millions)

English

Chinese

Hindi

Spanish

French

Arabic

Russian

375

982

460

650

330

420

79

370

206

300

165

275

1,500

1,100

55%

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