Currently, English is the most popular language in terms of the number of countries that speak it as a native or foreign language. Regardless of the fact that languages ​​such as Mandarin, Arabic and Spanish have large numbers of speakers, for many, English dominates as a foreign language. An article in Newsweek magazine, written by John McWhorter, classifies English as the international language of the world today and states that it will likely remain so in the future (McWhorter). Writer Dorie Clark for Forbes Magazine also supports this statement from an economic perspective, while English is also seen as the global language of business (Clark). The importance of English is measurable by its growing expansion in different nations of the world. Most of Europe is starting to speak English, leaving only five European nations that do not speak it as a popular foreign language, as stated in an online Daily Mail article by Steve Doughty (Doughty). Language is everywhere, from popular culture, Western movies and music, to literature, news, schools, and more. The dominance of English in the media, its increasing global expansion and importance in the economic sector make it the most important language today in terms of social mobility. Media is a means of communication that connects us all together. This may include, but is not limited to, news, television series, films, and music and radio centers. 80% of the world's electronically stored information is in English, dominating the Internet (Mydans). Because so many people access the Internet daily, internationally people around the world are taking notice of English, which increases its popularity and draws attention to its importance regarding social mobility. These factors, as well as the relative ease of learning the language, make it understandable to consider English as the most important language today and in the foreseeable future. Works Cited Clark, Dorie. "English: the language of global business?" Forbes. Forbes Magazine, October 26, 2012. Web. November 24, 2013. Doughty, Steve. “English is the lingua franca of Europeans as two-thirds speak the language that has eliminated all its rivals.” Post online. NP, 27 September 2013. Web. 27 November 2013."English will not dominate as a world language." Msnbc.com. Np, 26 February 2004. Web. 27 November 2013."Lingua Franca." The free dictionary. Farlex, 2005. Web. November 27, 2013. McWhorter, John. "Why learn Mandarin? China won't make you speak." Newsweek. Np, January 17, 2011. Web. November 27, 2013. Mydans, Seth. “In all cultures, English is the word.” New York Times. Np, 9 April 2007. Web. 28 November. 2013.