link - Languages by population

http://www.davidpbrown.co.uk/help/top-100-languages-by-population.html
Top 100 Languages by Population
These are the top 100 languages in order of number of first language speakers.
This is from the 13th Edition of the Ethnologue (1996).

http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats7.htm
Internet World Users by Language - Top 10 Languages

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-research-futureofenglish.htm
The Future of English? (1997) By David Graddol

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-research-englishnext.htm
English Next (2006) By David Graddol

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HA28Df01.html
South Asia Jan 28, 2006 -BOOK REVIEW
Whose English is it?
Asian Englishes: Beyond the Canon by Braj B Kachru
Reviewed by Martin A Schell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population
Wikipedia - List of countries by English-speaking population

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lan_eng_sta-language-english-status
Language Statistics > English status (most recent) by country

http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph/lan_eng_spe-language-english-speakers&b_map=1
Language Statistics > English speakers (most recent) by country
(probably native speakers only)

http://www2.ignatius.edu/faculty/turner/languages.htm
The World's Most Widely Spoken Languages

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