Regional language content on the Internet doubled in 3 decades: English decreased by 27%; 83% of Indians watch dubbed/subtitled versions of foreign films

Posted on 5th Jan 2023 by rohit kumar

The magic of English is breaking in front of regional languages in the country and the world. In the 90s, 80% of the content on the Internet was in English, which has now come down to 53%. At the same time, the share of regional languages has increased from 20% to 47%. Due to this, the number of translators has also doubled in 7 years. According to Forbes, by 2025 the translation industry in the world can reach $ 73.6 billion (Rs 6 lakh crore), which is currently $ 51.6 billion (Rs 4.27 lakh crore).

 

Its size in the country is about Rs 4,139 crore. Is. The introduction of OTT platforms in 2016 has also seen a boom in the industry due to dubbing and subtitling. According to New Morning Consult data, 83% of Indians prefer to watch foreign language films with dubbing or subtitles.

 

Mother tongue; Hindi is the first language of 53 crore people, English of only 2.6 lakh

 

Hindi is the first, second, and third language of 57% (69.15 crores) people of our country. Hindi is the first language of 52.83 crores.

 

Out of the total 11% (12.85 crores) of people who speak English, only 2.6 lakh people have English as their first language.

 

Goa has the highest English-speaking population of 41.8%. Chandigarh (41.6%) is number two. Chhattisgarh has the lowest English-speaking population of 2.3%.

 

A maximum of 97.4% of people in UP are Hindi-speaking. Only 2.1% of people in Tamil Nadu speak Hindi, which is the lowest in the country.

 

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