Speakers of English are  from time to time   acknowledged   as Anglophones, and the   nations   the place   English is spoken natively   by   the majority of the   populace   are termed the Anglosphere. Over two billion   humans   communicate   English as of the 2000s making English the   biggest   language   by means of   the   number   of speakers, and the   1/3   greatest   language   by means of   the   range   of native speakers.

The United States and India have the most   complete   English speakers, with 283 million and   one hundred twenty-five   million, respectively. There are   additionally   108 million in Pakistan,   seventy-nine   million in Nigeria, and   sixty-four   million in the Philippines. When   those   who   talk   English as a   2nd   language are included, estimates of the   variety   of Anglophones   differ   greatly, from 470 million to   extra   than   two   billion.