Amy Watson
Research expert covering news and publishing
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Number of books sold in Norway 2010-2022
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Sales revenue from e-books in Norway 2011-2022
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Cumulated book sales revenue in Norway 2024, by category and format
TikTok users reading more books due to #BookTok in Canada 2023, by province
Share of TikTok users reading more books because of #BookTok in Canada as of May 2023, by province
TikTok users reading more books due to #BookTok in the U.S. 2023, by state
Share of TikTok users reading more books because of #BookTok in the United States as of May 2023, by state
Frequency of reading books in Germany 2018-2023
Number of people reading books in Germany from 2019-2023, by frequency (in millions)
Share of population reading books daily in Norway 2009-2022
Share of population reading books daily in Norway from 2009 to 2022
Attitude towards reading and reading habits in Germany 2021-2023
Which of these statements about reading and the usage of newspapers, magazines and books apply to you?
Average daily time spent reading books in Norway 2009-2022
Average daily time spent reading books in Norway from 2009 to 2022 (in minutes)
Canadians reading books 2022, by age group
Number of books read in the last year in Canada in 2022, by age group
Frequency of reading books among people aged over 60 Germany 2023
Frequency of reading books among people aged over 60 in Germany in 2023
Frequency of reading books in Hungary 2023
Frequency of reading books in Hungary in 2023
Readership of foreign-language books/newspapers in Germany 2019-2023, by frequency
Number of people reading foreign-language books and newspapers in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by frequency (in million people)
Device use for reading e-books among French youth in March 2024
Devices being used by French youth for reading digital books as of March 2024, by device
Daily time spent reading books in Finland 2011-2021
Time spent reading books daily in Finland from 2011 to 2021 (in minutes)
Average number of books read by Chinese adults per year 2013-2023, by format
Average number of print and digital books consumed by adult readers in China from 2013 to 2023 (in units)
Most downloaded book reading apps in Russia 2023
Leading book reading apps in Russia in 2023, by downloads (in millions)
Leading book reading apps in Russia 2023, by IAP revenue
Ranking of book reading apps in Russia in 2023, by IAP revenue (in million U.S. dollars)
Number of books read in Great Britain 2024
Number of books read in the last three months in Great Britain as of March 2024
Most downloaded book reading apps in Ukraine 2023
Leading book reading apps in Ukraine in 2023, by downloads (in 1,000s)
Number of books read in Great Britain 2024, by social grade
Number of books read in the last three months in Great Britain as of March 2024, by social grade
Leading book reading apps in Ukraine 2023, by IAP revenue
Ranking of book reading apps in Ukraine in 2023, by IAP revenue (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Reading books on e-readers, tablets and smartphones in Germany 2019-2023
Number of people who read books on electronic devices (e-reader, tablet-PC, smartphone) at least occasionally in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in million people)
Book readership in Sweden 2009-2022
Share of individuals reading books in the last 12 months in Sweden in selected years from 2009 to 2022
Book reading time per day in China 2024
Daily time spent on reading books in China as of April 2024
Book readership in Finland 2011-2021
Share of people reading books in Finland from 2011 to 2021
Daily time spent reading books in Finland 2021, by gender
Time spent reading books daily in Finland in 2021, by gender (in minutes)
Number of books read in Great Britain 2024, by gender
Number of books read in the last three months in Great Britain as of March 2024, by gender
Book reading frequency of teenagers in Germany in 2023, by gender
How often do you read books?
Regular book consumption of teenagers in Germany 2002-2023
Share of teenagers who read books daily or several times a week in Germany from 2002 to 2023
Reading habits evolution in France 2023
Reading habits evolution among French readers in 2023
Number of books read U.S. 2022
Number of books read in the last year among book readers in the United States as of December 2022
Average daily time spent on reading printed publications in China 2023, by type
Average daily time spent on printed books, newspapers, and magazines among adults in China in 2023 (in minutes)
Daily time spent reading books in Norway 2005-2022, by age
Average daily time spent reading books in Norway from 2005 to 2022, by age group (in minutes)
Daily time spent reading books in Norway 2009-2022, by gender
Average daily time spent reading books in Norway from 2009 to 2022, by gender (in minutes)
Weekly book readers in Sweden 2008-2022
Share of people reading books every week during their spare time in Sweden from 2008 to 2022
Share of people reading books daily in the Netherlands 2013-2023
Share of people reading books (almost) daily in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2023
Book reading rate of young generations in Hong Kong 2023
Book reading habits among teenage and young adults in Hong Kong as of April 2023
Book reading frequency of teenagers in Germany in 2023
How often do you read printed books?
Book consumption frequency among children in Ukraine 2023
How often do you spend your leisure time on reading books (including electronic and audiobooks) for pleasure or self-development?
Average number of books read in China 2023, by age group
Average number of books read annually in China in 2023, by age group
U.S. household expenditure on books 2007-2022, by type
Mean annual expenditure on books per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2022, by type (in U.S. dollars)
Reasons for reading among book readers in France 2023, by gender
Main reasons for reading books among French readers in 2023, by gender
Number of books read monthly in Czechia 2022
Number of books read every month in Czechia in 2022
Average daily time spent reading the press in selected Latin American countries 2023
Average daily time internet users spent reading online and print media in selected countries in Latin America in 3rd quarter 2023 (in minutes)
E-book reading frequency online in Sweden 2023
Frequency of reading e-books online in Sweden as of February 2023
Canadians reading comics 2022, by format
Readership of comics and graphic novels in the last year in Canada in 2022, by format
Leisure reading quota of youth in France in March 2024, by gender and age
Number of books read by French youth for pleasure as of March 2024, by age group and gender
Penetration rate of audio books among French youth in March 2024
Share of French youth having listened to audio books as of March 2024
Book reading rate of children and teens in China 2019-2023, by age group
Book reading rate among children and adolescents in China from 2019 to 2023, by age group
Number of books read among children and teens in China 2019-2023, by age group
Number of extracurricular books read annually among children and adolescents in China between 2019 and 2023, by age group (in copies)
Weekly reading time of youth in France in 2024, by age
Number of hours spent on reading by French youth in a week in 2024, by age group
Frequency of reading books in Spain 2023
Frequency of reading books in Spain as of December 2023
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