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The US population only accounts for 4.2% of the world. (lemmy.ml)
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[–] sp6@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

English-speaking population is about 1.5 billion worldwide and 300 million of that is in the US (first language or additional language), so the US is about 20% of the world's English speakers. The 2nd and 3rd countries with the most English-speakers are India and Nigeria, so factor in internet access, and the US is almost certainly >20% of the English-speaking internet.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population