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Plurality of the world (25%) and a larger plurality of the internet-connected world (37%, [1]) speak English. (Granted, most of TikTok’s market now probably doesn’t speak English.)

[1] https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/pages/stat/default.a...




> majority of the global population does not speak English

> Plurality of the world ... speak English

Sorry, what point are you trying to make?


Which was my original comment…




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