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According to many different reliable sources English is "spoken" as a 1st and 2nd language by only 17.65% of the people in the world, however many people can speak English but not read it. The estimated number of people speaking English is 914,398,328, but remember not all of these people can actually really read English. (See Ref. English speaking below)


Another factor to consider is that only about 55% to 65% of these have access to the internet and while using the internet over 90% of them are viewing only things in their native language.


In Asia there are over 1,016,799,076 people using the internet in Europe there are over 500,723,686 people using the internet and in the US there are over 245,203,319 people using the internet. Worldwide over 2,267,233,742 people use the internet. (See Ref. Worldwide internet users below)


This means just over 10% of the people using the internet are in the US and less than 25% of the people using the internet are using it in English. So if you are only offering your products in English you are missing out on the chance to reach over 75% of the people online. (See Ref. US internet users below)


By only offering your products in 10 languages you can reach over 82% of the people in the world online. This means you can more than triple your each by just translating you products into different languages. (See Ref. below 82% of worldwide internet users)


My studies show 60% to 75% of the estimated 2,267,233,742 people using the internet are non-English speakers or do not use the internet in English.


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