Key Takeaways
- The Latin alphabet is by far the most used writing system in the world, used by 70% of the global population.
- Other popular writing systems include Chinese (Han), Arabic, Devanagari, Cyrillic, and Bengali.
When you think of writing, you likely immediately think of the Latin alphabet. And although this system is used by billions, there are a variety of other popular scripts that are used throughout the planet.
Today’s map comes from Wikipedia, using data from Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica, and it highlights all scripts in active use by more than 50,000 people.
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