Without looking them up, name the 9 countries with the most English speakers

[Rev. Powell]

Much harder than it sounds. I got 4/9. 4 of the others I never would have guessed, 1 I might have gotten.

[RCMerchant]

Hmmm...the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia,... Nigeria? New Zealand? Mexico? Panama? Florida? Blood Island? 

[RCMerchant]

Out of of the Top 9... I got 3. Huh. Not what I expected. 

[Rev. Powell]

Correct so far:

US
UK
Nigeria (I never would have got that one)

I also guessed Canada and Australia. Surprised neither made it (especially Canada).

Can anyone get the next 6 without cheating?

Anyone

[Trevor]

Is South Africa on the list?

[ER]

This doesn't specify whether the question is about native speakers or just number of people speaking English, so raw guesswork:

The United States
Nigeria
China
India
United Kingdom
Canada
Germany
South Africa
Kenya

[Rev. Powell]

Trevor: No, South Africa did not make it.

ER: It's total number of English speakers, not first language. You got US, Nigeria, India, UK, and Germany.

So the correct ones so far are

US
UK
Nigeria
India
Germany

Of the remaining 4, I think there's one people could reasonably figure out and 3 that are complete surprises to me.

[Trevor]

Trevor: No, South Africa did not make it.

😭😭

Actually I'm not really surprised 😉😉😉🐢

[Rev. Powell]

Too many hints might give the last 4 away, but think about former colonies or protectorates with large populations.

[zombie no.one]

ok I've only read the thread title and Rev's post, no other replies...

my guesses:

America
Canada
England
Australia
South Africa
China
Japan
Brazil
Russia


edit, now that I've read the other replies, 'UK' is not a country, it's a collection of countries...

if UK counts then I'm changing one of my answers to 'Europe'