The Economist shares data on English's role in global pop culture

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Feb 09 2022 | 00:03:18

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Data journalists at The Economist used information from Spotify to identify several trends in how local communities across the world listen to music — while English-language music remains quite popular worldwide, its popularity appears to be declining, as local audiences begin to turn more to music performed in their native language.

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