Is there a language as widely spoken today? Many would say that English is such a language. The book English as a Global Language says: “About a quarter of the world’s population is already fluent or competent in English. ”
يَذْكُرُ كِتَابُ اَلْإِنْكِلِيزِيَّةُ لُغَةٌ عَالَمِيَّةٌ ‏ (‏ بِٱلْإِنْكِلِيزِيَّةِ )‏ :‏ « رُبْعُ سُكَّانِ ٱلْعَالَمِ تَقْرِيبًا يُجِيدُونَ ٱلْإِنْكِلِيزِيَّةَ أَوْ يَتَكَلَّمُونَهَا بِطَلَاقَةٍ » .‏