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

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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