Telugu people

Telugus, also known by the ethnonym Āndhras, are a Dravidian ethnic group native to the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the union territory of Puducherry (Yanam district). They natively speak the Telugu language and form the most populous Dravidian linguistic group. A significant number of Telugus also reside in the Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Maharashtra; with a significant diasporic population spread across the Western world, with larger concentrations in North America, the Far East, Mauritius, the Gulf Arab states, Malaysia, Burma, Australia and other parts of the world, Telugu is the 4th most spoken language in India with 96 million speakers in the country and 14th most spoken language in the World with 110 million speakers across the globe.

Telugu is the fourth most spoken language in India and the 14th most spoken native language in the world. Telugu is the fastest-growing language in the United States. It is also a protected language in South Africa.