I believe English language is the most powerful language on earth. For all the crypto project i have come across, their first language is always English. Even some Africa francophone countries are now using English to teach in their schools, I want to think all FIFA referees understand English language. What do you think makes English very influential?
The English language isn't influential because of the language itself. The reason you see English in projects is due to the long stemmed influence from the west, and the history of british colonialism that attempted to strip away the native tongue of other cultures.
You're not wrong about colonization. It's true that the British often tried to stop people they conquered from speaking their native languages. This happened a lot in Canada and Australia, for examples. They took aboriginal kids from their parents and didn't allow them to speak their native languages. I imagine similar things happened in India too, to some extent.
I would argue though that English does have some merits in an off itself. It is easier to learn than many of the other biggest languages. If it were more complicated, I don't think it would be as widespread.