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.

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Largest internet companies by market capitalization in the UK 2026
Common languages used for web content 2025, by share of websites
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Market share of internet subscribers India March 2026, by service provider
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Indian internet subscribers March 2026, by service area
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Market value of the largest internet companies worldwide 2026
Market capitalization of the largest U.S. internet companies 2026

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