This is the number of people who speak English worldwide in the year 2018. According to UNESCO, there are 1.1 billion speakers of English globally. However, there are many people who do not speaking English but know it well enough to communicate in certain situations, such as business or tourism. In addition, more than half of the world’s population speak multiple languages, with Hindi being the most common second language.
In 2018, more than 400 million people around the world spoke English. That’s close to 1 in 10 people on Earth! It’s a big figure.
A Brief History of English
English is a language that has evolved and changed over the years since it was first used. In fact, English did not exist as an vernacular form until the 1500s when William Shakespeare began using words like “romantic” and “wonderful.” Before this time, all written material in England was Medieval Latin; few people spoke anything other than French or German at home.
The earliest known flowering of Middle English began around AD 1100, and scholars generally agree that while the language was already based on a form of Old English (most closely associated with Icelandic), it became less conservative in these centuries. In the 1300s new words began to be used every day. The Middle Englishes were full of relatively short constructions; compound sentences were combined as adverbs ending -ly or verb doubling before 1550 and even later: Wherein is contained such notable examples for lengthy as I know, sometime in a very short space of time well become memorize. Another change that occurred was the elimination of inflections (case endings or grammatical categories) from nouns, verbs and adjectives. The language changed rapidly due to population growth and increased mobility across Europe during this period; however it remained rooted in Middle English for about 300 years.
Which or What Countries Speak English?
English is the most widely spoken language on earth by far; however, it’s not the strongest or weakest first language. The population of English speakers includes one fifth of people worldwide (roughly 1 355 million) and almost half live in a country where at least 50 percent speak English as their mother tongue (1 239 million). Sweden has the highest number of native-speaking residents: 2 095 000 according to World Almanac 2017. However, when looking at countries that speak English as a second language, however, the top spots are far more interesting. This year’s 2017 rankings show that French topped England with almost 40 percent native speakers after Britain and Ireland followed up with 8.25 million (British & Irish) and 7.95 1/2 million each in total, respectively – this further underscores how small these islands really are compared to the rest of world population map! If we zoom in on France, we find three French speaking countries in the top five with 27.25 million speakers combined on that list: Cameroon (where nearly 8 percent of its inhabitants know English), Mauritius and Senegal – which surprisingly rounds out the top 5 spots! World Almanac 2017 also shows Switzerland as one of these fertile nations growing from just 612 000 English speakers to 687 000 native speakers between 1990-2015.
How Many People In The World Speak English?
As we can see, English is the most powerful language by far but maybe not by volume of speaking population. World Almanac 2017 shows that 881 million people worldwide speak a native dialect of English while 1 239 million do their mother tongues; thus more than 30 percent are active speakers – although this doesn’t consider all those learning or working on an official level in English. Although it may seem like a small percentage compared to other languages and would allow many to call it only a teaching language, these official speakers make up more than 60 percent of all native English speakers. And with strict regulations limiting the number of people qualified to speak (and take exams) in an official way for business and education – which naturally are not unlimited places – this is certainly important research material! It also calls into question how much does that qualify someone as ‘native’? For example, if you build your career on public speaking at conferences and professional bodies, is that all of native talent the same? Or do you only need to live here a few years before you are protected by Article 2 International and have access to jobs as government translator or politician in international affairs?
World Almanac Exam Questions Are: How many people living today speak English according they estimate? And how much percentage growth did it see during this time period (1990-2015)? The answers would be: At least 1 billion people in 2015. And about 462 million, or 45% of speakers (official + learning). I have reworded those questions only slightly to make the results more interesting (at least to me), so please ignore that these are exactly how they were written.
How Many People Speak English In The Americas?
There are at least 5,345 million native speakers of English (at learning or working level) in the Americas. This is an estimated figure and may be incorrect as there has only been one truly international survey done specifically for Anglophone countries in 1995 (which covered bilingualism). So you can see how difficult it would be to get a definitive count so any figures above are estimates. However, this number does not account for all official language users.
How Many People Speak English In Africa?
There are at least 222 million native speakers of English in Africa. This is also an estimate, however a more recent one: 2011 Statista. There was only one study done for African countries which focused on bilingualism and it reported 195 million people speak it as their primary language (AfriqueTOG 21 February 2015). However, only 3 out of the 57 sub-Saharan countries were included giving us a combined figure of at least 222 million people.
English serves as the language of the worlds leading economies, nearly half of all international trade and diplomacy. It is co-official language in some UN organisations, including UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) along with French and Spanish. Some universities use English for instruction instead of or alongside other languages such as Chinese or Arabic.
In conclusion, English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is also a lingua franca and serves as a lingua franca for many countries and international organisations.