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Countries where English is the most common first language

In 13 countries, more people speak English as their first language than any other. First language means mother tongue, so second-language speakers are not counted. That is why this list differs from the countries where English is an official language.

1🇺🇸United States342m2🇬🇧United Kingdom69.5m3🇨🇦Canada41.7m4🇦🇺Australia27.6m5🇸🇬Singapore6.11m6🇮🇪Ireland5.48m7🇳🇿New Zealand5.32m8🇬🇺Guam169k9🇬🇩Grenada117k10🇮🇲Isle of Man84.1k11🇰🇾Cayman Islands75.8k12🇧🇲Bermuda64.6k13🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis46.9k

Ordered by population. This list is generated from the same fact store the Guess the Country clue engine draws on, so the game and the Atlas can never disagree.

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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