Internet purchases of reading materials: EU 2016-2019

This statistic demonstrates the percentage of individuals who purchased books, magazines and e-learning material online in the European Union (EU) from 2016 to 2019. The subjects measured for this dataset were individuals living in cities. In 2016, 22 percent of EU citizens purchased reading material online. In 2019, there was an increase to 26 percent who purchased reading material online.

Percentage of individuals purchasing books, magazines and e-learning materials online in the European Union (EU)* from 2016 to 2019

Characteristic	Percentage of individuals
2019	26%
2018*	24%
2017	24%
2016	22%

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2016 to 2019

Number of respondents

200,000*

Supplementary notes

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) usage in households and by individuals are collected annually by the National Statistical Institutes and are based on Eurostat's model questionnaires.

Unit of measure: percentage of individuals

* Individual type: individuals living in cities

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