Teenagers: usage of print media Germany 2022

In 2023, around 13 percent of German teenagers stated that they read a daily newspaper either daily or several times a week, compared to 35 percent who read books with the same frequency. This statistic shows data on the print media usage of teenagers in Germany from 2004 to 2023.

Share of teenagers who used the following types of media daily or several times a week in Germany from 2004 to 2022

Characteristic	Daily newspaper	Books	Magazines
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Release date

November 2023

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2004 to 2023; May 30 to July 9, 2023

Number of respondents

1,200 teenagers

Age group

12-19 years

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

JIM is a series of surveys published by the South-West Media Education Research Association (Medienpädagogische Forschungsbund Südwest), which is supported by the Regional Office for Communication Baden-Württemberg (Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg (LFK)) and the Regional Office for Media and Communication Rhineland-Palatinate (Landeszentrale für Medien und Kommunikation Rheinlandpfalz (LMK)). The surveys are developed in cooperation with SWR Media Research (SWR Medienforschung), the Association for Newspaper Market Research (Zeitungsmarktforschung Gesellschaft (ZMG)), the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung), as well as its regional offices in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, and the Reading Foundation (Stiftung Lesen).

The figures for 2004 to 2013 were derived from previous publications.
* Since 2014 the survey also includes the categories "daily newspaper (online)", "Magazine (online)", and "Reading e-books".

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