This leads to a domino effect around the world with other countries wanting to keep up with the largest economy in the world - America. English is still a dominant language, with millions of people learning it as an L2, through TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language), university and other perspectives. However, there has been a decline in English as an L1 language: in 1950 almost 9% of the world's population spoke English as an L1 language and it is estimated that by 2050 less than 5% will speak it as an L1 language. , this supports the decline of English globally. It is believed that by 2050, English, Spanish, Hindi and Arabic will have the same status as languages ​​(English in Decline as First Language,