United States online profanity rates shatter records as Americans surpass 20 English-speaking countries, per Australian linguists using the GloWbE database. With the UK trailing and Australia in third, researchers found not sheer numbers but the highest per-word percentage—prompting 'disappointment' for Aussies, who filter less in person.

Swear word frequency, not just volume, propelled Americans to first in global rankings. Linguists found blasphemy, insults, and taboo terms woven into US web conversations, a pattern rarely matched elsewhere. The irony? Australians hold back online but reportedly unleash in real life, making the digital lead even more absurd.

Researchers analyzed over 1.8 billion words from 20 countries—Americans used the most swears per 10,000 written words.