Most Widely-Used Language on the Internet is English

According to a research carried out by Miniwatts Marketing Group on the different languages used by millions of users on the Internet, English is ranked number 1. The research data is up to September 2009. The research data showing the languages used on the Internet are as follows:

English - 478 million users
Chinese - 384 million users
Spanish - 137 million users
Japanese - 96 million users
French - 79 million users
Portuguese - 73 million users
German - 65 million users
Arabic - 50 million users
Russian - 45 million users
Korean - 37 million users
Other Languages - 290 million users

As you can see, English still tops the rest. This is because the Internet usage share coming from North America is pretty enormous, resulting in a head start. Besides the North Americans, Internet users from other non-English-speaking countries also use English when working on the Internet. As a result, English dominates the list.

Therefore, to be able to efficiently use the Internet and get the most out of it, English knowledge is an absolute must!