In 2020, the share of online book consumers in Colombia was highest in Bogotá, where 35 percent of the surveyed population said they searched, downloaded, or read books via the internet. Meanwhile, less than 16 percent of survey participants living in the Atlantic region of Colombia stated they consumed books online. One year earlier, online book sales in the South American country amounted to approximately 55.66 billion Colombian pesos.
Share of online book consumers among population in Colombia in 2020, by region
only among the population of capital cities of municipal districts; considering only the population who used internet
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Departments are organized as followed by DANE:
Bogota: Included here as region.
Atlantic: Atlántico, Bolívar, Cesar, Córdoba, La Guajira, Magdalena y Sucre (7 departments).
Oriental: Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Meta, Norte de Santander y Santander (5 departments, except Bogota).
Central: Antioquia, Caldas, Caquetá, Huila, Quindío, Risaralda y Tolima (7 departments).
Pacific: Cauca, Chocó, Nariño y Valle del Cauca (4 departments).
Amazonia/Orinoquía: Arauca, Casanare, Vichada, Putumayo, y Vaupés (5 departments).
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DANE (Colombia). (December 9, 2020). Share of online book consumers among population in Colombia in 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829926/share-online-book-consumers-region-colombia/
DANE (Colombia). "Share of online book consumers among population in Colombia in 2020, by region." Chart. December 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829926/share-online-book-consumers-region-colombia/
DANE (Colombia). (2020). Share of online book consumers among population in Colombia in 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829926/share-online-book-consumers-region-colombia/
DANE (Colombia). "Share of Online Book Consumers among Population in Colombia in 2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829926/share-online-book-consumers-region-colombia/
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Share of online book consumers among population in Colombia in 2020, by region [Graph], DANE (Colombia), December 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/829926/share-online-book-consumers-region-colombia/
