Trend · rank 193 of 250

Digital language representation gaps

Uneven coverage of languages in digital services and AI models is deciding whose knowledge stays accessible, affecting the cultural visibility of nations and the reach of their public information.

Information & InfluenceInformation & trustaiinformationinequality

Second pass: Added in the second pass. Held by one of the three panel models.

Sensitivity and network position

Rank
193of 250
Sensitivity
6.7rank 184
Breadth
1of 20 scenarios High or above
PageRank
20.6rank 204
Eigenvector
10.5
Betweenness
8.1
Links
8trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite
13.9

Attention over three years

How much this trend is read about on Wikipedia and searched for on Google, week by week, set against the typical trend in the list so that what moves every trend at once is taken out. 100 is this trend's own three-year average. The score measures public attention, which is not the same as the strength of the force: a trend can deepen unnoticed, and a news event can lift attention for a fortnight.

Now
127
Over a year
−6%Steady
Over three years
+78%
Peak
18128 Sept 2025
Sources
Bothagreement -0.29
Coverage
13languages · 58 nations

Trailing 4-week average. 100 is this trend’s three-year average.

By language

Wikipedia reading in each language edition where the trend’s pages are read enough to measure (13 of 28). Share is of all the readers counted.

LanguageShareNowOver a yearThree years
English55%108+6%
Spanish8%113+26%
Russian7%101−3%
Chinese6%107+1%
Japanese6%108+19%
French4%100−1%
German3%104+6%
Korean3%91+16%
Italian2%104+9%
Portuguese2%86+17%
Arabic2%94−1%
Persian1%82−5%
Polish1%125+19%

By country

Google search interest over the three years, as a share of each country’s searching. 100 is the nation where interest is highest. The search terms are English, which favours countries that search in English.

South Korea

Singapore

China

United States

Netherlands

Canada

Israel

Philippines

Taiwan

United Arab Emirates

Australia

Pakistan

100

96

80

52

44

28

28

28

28

28

24

24

The 12 highest of 58 nations with a reading.

By region and G20 member

Attention to this trend inside each place, from Google searches made in its countries and Wikipedia reading in the languages mostly read there, averaged where both exist. Each line compares the trend with its own past in that place; the lines do not compare places.

Regions

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
North AmericaGoogle in 1 country + Wikipedia in English111−20%−35%+36%
EuropeGoogle in 2 countries + Wikipedia in German, French, Italian, Polish99+25%−29%+3%
Indo-PacificGoogle in 4 countries + Wikipedia in Japanese, Chinese, Korean87−9%−12%−28%
Gulf and Middle EastWikipedia in Persian, Arabic89+7%−3%+3%
Latin America and CaribbeanGoogle in 1 country + Wikipedia in Spanish, Portuguese106−3%−7%+57%
Russia and EurasiaWikipedia in Russian101−8%−3%+6%

G20 members

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
BrazilGoogle + Wikipedia in Portuguese98−11%−11%+48%
FranceGoogle + Wikipedia in French94+34%−31%−2%
GermanyWikipedia in German104+11%+6%−6%
IndonesiaGoogle68−5%−37%−48%
ItalyGoogle + Wikipedia in Italian100+18%−30%+17%
JapanGoogle + Wikipedia in Japanese87−22%−1%−22%
South KoreaGoogle + Wikipedia in Korean84−17%−16%−37%
RussiaWikipedia in Russian101−8%−3%+6%
United StatesGoogle + Wikipedia in English111−20%−35%+36%

Relation to each scenario

A trend relates to a scenario when it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Each score is the median of three scores given separately by the members of the model panel.

RelationScenarioFamily
4 · HighA public service platform reaches inclusive operation S18 ↗Technology and infrastructure
2 · LowAn AI deployment step causes abrupt labour displacement S08Technology and infrastructure
1 · Very lowA novel respiratory pathogen exceeds health surge capacity S10Health
1 · Very lowA live outbreak proves rapid distributed pandemic defence S20 ↗Health
0 · Not relatedCritical trade divides into rival blocs S01Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA global funding seizure reaches sovereign balance sheets S02Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA regional war closes a globally important sea route S03Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedHybrid coercion ends in an infrastructure blackout S04Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedA disputed transfer of power breaks effective government S05Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedTwo breadbasket failures trigger a food availability crisis S06Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedA major disaster disables the national economic core S07Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedA cryptographic breakthrough invalidates digital trust S09Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedA creditor agreement releases fiscal capacity S11 ↗Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA cross-regional market access compact redirects investment S12 ↗Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA great-power agreement lowers economic security barriers S13 ↗Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedA verified Middle East settlement restores access S14 ↗Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedCheap firm clean power becomes available at scale S15 ↗Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedA validated farming package raises water-efficient output S16 ↗Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedAI-directed research produces a reproducible discovery step S17 ↗Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedAffordable preventive treatments reduce chronic illness S19 ↗Health

Similarity = 0.3 × shared tags (Jaccard) + 0.3 × likeness of scenario profiles (cosine) + 0.3 × likeness of names and descriptions (TF-IDF cosine) + 0.1 if in the same capability domain, cut into seven levels at 0.12, 0.22, 0.33, 0.45, 0.58, 0.72. Shown at Moderate and above.

SimilarityTrendThemeRank
3 · ModerateMisinformation & disinformationInformation & trust30
3 · ModeratePublic-sector AI adoptionState capacity & governance75
3 · ModerateSynthetic media & deepfakesInformation & trust87
3 · ModerateMedia provenance & authenticationInformation & trust100
3 · ModerateCensorship & surveillanceInformation & trust103
3 · ModerateAI-mediated information accessInformation & trust118
3 · ModerateAlgorithmic accountability & biasState capacity & governance135
3 · ModerateOnline harms & safetyInformation & trust202