First: I wanna clarify this. I know that loads of people read like 100 books a year, or read all the time. I know these people exist. I’m asking about people that are like… average. An average american who just… reads. Doesn’t track everything or sets goals of like 100, or never stops reading… Anyway, I’ve been searching this up, and i find answers like 15-50, even 100. I find this highly unlikely, especially for average US citizens. Half the people i know don’t even pick up 5 books a year, let alone 15! I just don’t believe these stats. I read somewhere that people read 8 a month on average? That can’t be right for an average person. That’s like 2 books a week… I know people do read this much, but still… For an average person? So be real… how many books do people actually read a year?
Majority of people don’t read for fun. Majority of people who do read for fun only read select books that interest them-- the way soemone not really into movies my only go to the movie theater once or twice a year for something that catches their eye, and many people have years pass by without going.
That is how many books the average american reads, between zero and a few a year. People who read as a main passtime are the minority period, equivalent to people who go to the movie theater super frequently. Hope that makes sense (◐‿◑)
This is certainly anecdotally true with all of the people I know. I’m part of a discord server of local folks with common interests and we talk books on there sometimes. Me and one other guy read 15+ books a year. There are a couple of people who read 3-5 books a year. Everyone else (~40 people) does not read.