Hindi sidelined in Internet, says study

Hindi, despite figuring in the world's top five most widely spoken languages, has failed to find a place even in the top ten languages on the internet, according to a study by the InternetWorldStats.com. Currently, Out of 6,000 popular languages spoken globally only 12 account for 98 per cent of the web content, with English being most prominent among them. The findings further said dearth of content in Indian languages could limit the growth of the number of internet users in the country. [Read full story]