Is the internet contributing to the death of languages?
According to Ethnologue, 915 languages across the world are considered to be dying with six of them disappearing altogether each year. The internet may actually be contributing to the death of some global languages. 54.5 percent of the web's content is in English with increasing numbers of users preferring it to other languages. Read more on the i100.
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This chart shows the number of languages worldwide and online in 2012 and 2015.
Leading internet activities among Indian language users India 2023
Common languages used for web content 2024, by share of websites
Number of internet users in China 2013-2023
Penetration rate of internet users in China 2013-2023
Age distribution of internet users worldwide 2024
Internet penetration rate in India 2014-2024
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