English Around English Around the Worldthe World

Official language of 53 countries One of the most spoken languages

English around the worldEnglish around the world

English as the first language

English as the second language

More than340 mln

More than 1 bln

The top 10 most spoken languages (2008)The top 10 most spoken languages (2008)

1. Chinese (Mandarin) = 1,210,000,000

2. Hindustani = 366,000,000

3. Spanish = 358,000,000

4. English = 341,000,000

5. Arabic = 300,000,000

6. Portuguese = 250,000,000

7. Bengali = 207,000,000

8. Russian = 167,000,000

9. Japanese = 125,000,000

10.German = 100,100,000

The British Empire in 1897

English around the world

– countries, states, and provinces where English is a primary language

– countries where it is an official but not a primary language

Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers

Rank Country 1st language speakers

Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers

Rank Country 1st language speakers

1. The USA 215.4 mln

Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers

Rank Country 1st language speakers

1. The USA 215.4 mln

2. The United Kingdom 58 mln

Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers

Rank Country 1st language speakers

1. The USA 215.4 mln

2. The United Kingdom 58 mln

3. Canada 17,7 mln

Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers

Rank Country 1st language speakers

1. The USA 215.4 mln

2. The United Kingdom 58 mln

3. Canada 17,7 mln

4. Australia 15 mln

Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers

Rank Country 1st language speakers

1. The USA 215.4 mln

2. The United Kingdom 58 mln

3. Canada 17,7 mln

4. Australia 15 mln

5. Ireland 3,8 mln

Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers

Rank Country 1st language speakers

1. The USA 215.4 mln

2. The United Kingdom 58 mln

3. Canada 17,7 mln

4. Australia 15 mln

5. Ireland 3,8 mln

6. South Africa 3,7 mln

Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers

Rank Country 1st language speakers

1. The USA 215.4 mln

2. The United Kingdom 58 mln

3. Canada 17,7 mln

4. Australia 15 mln

5. Ireland 3,8 mln

6. South Africa 3,7 mln

7. New Zealand ≥ 3 mln

Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers

Rank Country 1st language speakers

1. The USA 215.4 mln

2. The United Kingdom 58 mln

3. Canada 17,7 mln

4. Australia 15 mln

5. Ireland 3,8 mln

6. South Africa 3,7 mln

7. New Zealand ≥ 3 mln

8. Jamaica 2.6 mln

Varieties of EnglishVarieties of English British English American English / US English Canadian English Australian English New Zealand English Caribbean English Nigerian English Singaporean English South African English Indian English

Distribution of native English speakers Distribution of native English speakers by countryby country

English is the official language for aerial and maritime communications

The official language of the European Union, the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee, UNESCO, NATO, WHO (World Health Organisation)

English around the worldEnglish around the world

Chinglish Deutschlish / Gerlish Frenglish Hindlish Italglish Spanglish Russlish / Runglish (Рунглийский язык)

International DialectsInternational Dialects