Humanity throughout its development has sought to speak the same language. Once it was Latin, German, French, and then became English. This was facilitated by several factors - historical and sociocultural.
Today in the world several languages are most widespread - they are spoken in many countries and in vast territories. It is German, French, Spanish, Arabic and even Russian. However, only English among them ranks first in distribution. It is a native or foreign language for a huge number of people on the planet. And there are several reasons for this.
Historical past
At all times, the conquering countries, conquering other cities and states, tried to instill in them their culture and language. This was the case during the Roman Empire, which extended Latin to the entire coast of the conquered Mediterranean. The same thing happened in the era of British supremacy at sea. Spreading its influence farther - from Malta and Egypt to the countries of America, Australia, New Zealand, Sudan, India - Great Britain has been planting its rules in the conquered territories since the 17th century. So dozens of states arose around the world, whose native language was English.
In many of them, later it turned into a state one, this happened mainly in those territories that the British had recaptured from local savages, for example, in the USA, New Zealand, and Australia. In the same place where statehood was already formed, or another country took an active role in the conquests, there were several state languages - this happened in India and Canada. Now Great Britain is no longer considered the main colonizing country, however, its historical and cultural heritage still lives in previously conquered states.
Globalization and Economic Power
The world is on the verge of globalization, distances are reduced due to fast transport, borders are becoming more open, people have the opportunity to travel around the world, conduct business in different countries, engage in world trade. All countries are somehow connected with each other, therefore they need a common means of communication - a single language. In the context of developing globalization, the English language is recognized as the most convenient as an ideal means of communication.
Its distribution is also helped by the fact that since the 19th century the United States has taken up the policy of Great Britain in the economic and political aspects, and today they are conducting rather tough conquest of the economic market and strengthening their political influence in other countries. The language of the strongest country, as a rule, becomes the language of ubiquitous communication.
