The Ottoman Empire.
Five Empires went into WWI, and only one came out, the British Empire.
Also toppled were the German Empire, the Russian Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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The empires that were lost as a result of WWI were Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Germany lost its colonies.
The largest Empire ever forged was the British Empire spanning 33.67 million km² (13 million square miles), about 1/4 of the Earth's total land area, and encompassing 1/4 of the Earth's population. The largest Navy in history is most likey the United States Navy as of 1945 with over 1,600 warships. The most powerful Navy in history is modern United States Navy.
After World war 2 Britain became bankrupt and ruined like the rest of Europe, old superpowers like Germany overcame to the influence of the ussr and the us.Britain had no longer enough money to fund the colonies so after several decades the british empire had collapsed.
german empire and ottoman empire
Austria-Hungaria/ Austro-Hungarian Empire 1804-1867 as Austrian Emipire/1867-1918Russian Empire/Russia 1721-1917Prussia/German Empire 1871-1918Ottoman Empire 1299-1923