I realize that even a small percentage of English-speakers is still a huge number of people, but I don’t think it’s more than half of all the potential rationalists in the world.
So, about 30% of the population of the OECD is in countries where the majority of the population is a native-born English speaker, and I would be unsurprised if at least two sevenths of the population of the remaining countries speaks English well enough to interact on the internet. I’m pretty sure English connects you to at least half of the developed world.
I realize that even a small percentage of English-speakers is still a huge number of people, but I don’t think it’s more than half of all the potential rationalists in the world.
So, about 30% of the population of the OECD is in countries where the majority of the population is a native-born English speaker, and I would be unsurprised if at least two sevenths of the population of the remaining countries speaks English well enough to interact on the internet. I’m pretty sure English connects you to at least half of the developed world.