The term "maths" is commonly used in several English-speaking countries outside of North America, with a combined population exceeding 2.1 billion people. The United Kingdom (68 million) and Ireland (5 million) follow British English conventions and use "maths" as standard. In the Southern Hemisphere, both Australia (26 million) and New Zealand (5 million) prefer "maths," as does South Africa (60 million), where British influence remains strong.
 
In Asia, India (1.4 billion), Pakistan (225 million), Malaysia (32 million), Singapore (5.7 million), and Hong Kong (7.5 million) also use "maths," aligning with British colonial history and educational systems. Similarly, Kenya (54 million) and Nigeria (206 million) in Africa adopt "maths" due to their ties with British English. In the Caribbean, countries such as Jamaica (3 million) and Trinidad and Tobago (1.4 million) also follow this linguistic tradition.

By contrast, the United States and Canada are among the few English-speaking countries that tend to use "math" more often than "maths." Despite this regional variation, "maths" remains the preferred term for over two billion people worldwide, making it the academic word of choice in much of the English-speaking world.