Amy Watson
Research expert covering news and publishing
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Reading daily among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2023
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Main reasons for reading among young people in the UK 2023
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Main reasons for reading among young people in the UK 2023
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)
Share of population reading books daily in Norway 2009-2023
Share of population reading books daily in Norway from 2009 to 2023
Book sales revenue from children's books in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2023
Publisher book sales revenue from children's books in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2023 (in million GBP)
Average daily time spent reading books in Norway 2009-2023
Average daily time spent reading books in Norway from 2009 to 2023 (in minutes)
Publisher sales revenue from children's books in Finland 2019-2023
Publisher sales revenue from children and youth books in Finland from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000 euros)
Unit sales of frontlist children's books U.S. H1 2023
Best-selling frontlist children's books in the United States in 1st half 2023 (in 1,000s)
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
Number of books read U.S. 2024
Number of books read in the last year among book readers in the United States as of February 2024
Frequency of reading books in Germany 2018-2023
Number of people reading books in Germany from 2019-2023, by frequency (in millions)
Daily time spent reading books in Norway 2005-2023, by age
Average daily time spent reading books in Norway from 2005 to 2023, by age group (in minutes)
Daily time spent reading books in Norway 2009-2023, by gender
Average daily time spent reading books in Norway from 2009 to 2023, by gender (in minutes)
Weekly book readers in Sweden 2008-2023
Share of people reading books every week during their spare time in Sweden from 2008 to 2023
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?
Number of new children's books published in Chile 2010-2023
Number of new children's books published in Chile from 2010 to 2023
Enjoyment of reading among children UK 2005-2023, by age group
Share of children who enjoy reading in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2023, by age group
Children who enjoy reading in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2023, by gender
Share of children who enjoy reading in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2023, by gender
Fiction book reading by young people in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2023
Share of children and young people reading fiction books outside of school in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023, by format
Non-fiction book reading by young people in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2023
Share of children and young people reading non-fiction books outside of school in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023, by format
Annual adult reading rate in South Korea 2011-2023, by publication type
Annual reading rate among adults in South Korea in selected years between 2011 and 2023, by type of publication
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?
Sales revenue from children's and youth books in Sweden in 2022, by format
Publisher sales revenue from children's and youth books in Sweden in 2022, by format (in million SEK)
Book reading frequency of children in Germany in 2022, by gender
How often do you read a book?
Access to reading resources among young people in the UK 2023, by demographic
Access to reading resources among children and young people in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by gender, age group, and free school meal uptake
Top reasons for book reading in Mexico 2024
Leading reasons for reading books among literate adults in Mexico as of February 2024
Weekly book readers in Sweden 2008-2023, by gender
Share of people reading books every week during their spare time in Sweden from 2008 to 2023, by gender
Weekly book readers in Sweden 2021-2023, by age group
Share of people reading books every week during their spare time in Sweden in 2021 and 2023, by age group
Number of children's and youth books sold in Sweden 2009-2022
Number of children's and youth books sold in Sweden from 2009 to 2022 (in millions)
Publisher sales revenue from children's and youth books in Sweden 2009-2022
Publisher sales revenue from children's and youth books in Sweden from 2009 to 2022 (in million SEK)
Favorite books of children in Germany 2022, by age
Which book are you reading at the moment?
Canadians reading books 2022, by age group
Number of books read in the last year in Canada in 2022, by age group
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)
Number of books read in Great Britain 2024
Number of books read in the last three months in Great Britain as of March 2024
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
Parents' opinion on their children's viewing habits in the U.K. 2023
Parents' attitudes towards viewing habits of their children in the United Kingdom as of May 2023
Average print run for children and teenagers' books in Spain 2002-2021
Average print run for children and teenagers' books published in Spain from 2002 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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
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
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?
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
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
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