20 or more books per year, on print format.
Reading books is far from being a dying trend in France, where nearly a quarter of readers consider themselves to be avid readers. A result that is not really surprising when more than 20 percent of the French people read What kind of reader do you consider yourself to be?
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- Basic Statistic Average number of print books read by the French 2023
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E-books and audio books
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- Premium Statistic Share of audio book lovers among French youth in March 2024
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Comics and manga
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What kind of reader do you consider yourself to be? [Graph], CNL, April 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/415249/reading-consumption-france/