Book reading frequency worldwide 2017

Published by
Amy Watson,
Feb 13, 2024
This graph depicts the frequency of reading books worldwide in 2017. During the survey, 30 percent of respondents stated that they read every day or most days.

Frequency of reading books worldwide in 2017

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Release date

March 2017

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

22,000 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

among internet users in 17 countries

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Countries included are Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom and United States.

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Please indicate how often you do the following activity: read books."

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