Annual number of books read in the U.S. 2019-2021

Number of print, electronic, or audiobooks read in the last 12 months in the United States from January 2018 to February 2021

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Release date

September 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

January 2018 to February 2021

Number of respondents

1,502 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

Question: During the past 12 months, about how many books did you read either all or part of the way through? Please include any print, electronic, or audiobooks you may have read or listened to.
Figures may not add to 100 percent due to rounding. Data for 'refused to answer' for years 2019 and 2021 missing as the source did not provide an exact figure, but noted that the share was under 0.5 percent.

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