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Book reading frequency of teenagers in Germany in 2017-2018
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by Evgeniya Koptyug,
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Jan 8, 2019
This statistic shows data on how often teenagers read books in Germany in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, 39 percent of German teenagers stated to read books daily or several times a week. 26 percent of respondents did so once a month or less often, while 16 percent stated they never read printed books.
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by Evgeniya Koptyug,
last edited
Jan 8, 2019
This statistic shows data on how often teenagers read books in Germany in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, 39 percent of German teenagers stated to read books daily or several times a week. 26 percent of respondents did so once a month or less often, while 16 percent stated they never read printed books.
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- November 2018
- Region
- Germany
- Survey time period
- June 6 to July 19, 2017; May 28 to August 5, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,200 respondents
- Age group
- 12-19 years
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
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JIM is a series of surveys published by the Medienpädagogische Forschungsbund Südwest, which is supported by the Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg (LFK) and the Landeszentrale für Medien und Kommunikation Rheinlandpfalz (LMK). The surveys are developed in cooperation with SWR Medienforschung, the Zeitungs Marketing Gesellschaft (ZMG), the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, the Landeszentralen für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg und Rheinland-Pfalz and the Stiftung Lesen.
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
The figures for 2016 were taken from a previous publication.
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- Germany
- Survey time period
- June 6 to July 19, 2017; May 28 to August 5, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,200 respondents
- Age group
- 12-19 years
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
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JIM is a series of surveys published by the Medienpädagogische Forschungsbund Südwest, which is supported by the Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg (LFK) and the Landeszentrale für Medien und Kommunikation Rheinlandpfalz (LMK). The surveys are developed in cooperation with SWR Medienforschung, the Zeitungs Marketing Gesellschaft (ZMG), the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, the Landeszentralen für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg und Rheinland-Pfalz and the Stiftung Lesen.
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
The figures for 2016 were taken from a previous publication.
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Statistics on "Media usage in Germany"
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The most important statistics
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- Average daily usage time of selected types of media in Germany in 2018 (in minutes)Daily usage time of selected types of media in Germany 2018
- Average daily usage time of communications media in Germany from 2016 to 2018 (in minutes)Daily usage time of communications media in Germany 2016-2018
- Average daily usage time of moving images content in Germany from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2018 (in minutes)Daily usage time of video content in Germany 2015-2018, by type
- Time budget for audiovisual media in Germany from 2015 to 2017 (in minutes per day)Daily usage time of audiovisual media in Germany 2015-2017
- Which of these devices do you own in your household?Device ownership for household media consumption in Germany 2014-2018
- Which devices is your household equipped with?Devices in households with adolescents in Germany 2018
- Which of the following devices do you personally use to consume media?Device use for personal media consumption in Germany 2018
- Television
The most important statistics
- Share of television viewers in total population on average weekdays in Germany from 1988 to 2018Share of TV viewers in total population in Germany 1988-2018
- Average daily television viewing time in Germany from 1997 to 2018 (in minutes)Daily time spent watching television in Germany 1997-2018
- Average daily time spent watching television in Germany from 2017 to 2018, by age group (in minutes)Daily television viewing time in Germany 2017-2018, by age group
- Daily time spent watching television in Germany as of August 13, 2019, by age group (in minutes)Television consumption in Germany as of August 2019, by age group
- Average daily television viewing time of children (3-13 years) in Germany in selected years from 1995 to 2018 (in minutes)Television viewing time of children in Germany 1995-2018
- Market share of television channels in Germany in 2018Market share of TV channels in Germany 2018
- Ranking of individual broadcasts with the largest TV audience reach in Germany in 2018, by number of viewers (in millions)TV broadcasts with the largest reach in Germany 2018
- Most popular television genres in Germany from 2016 to 2018Most popular television genres in Germany 2016-2018
- Internet
The most important statistics
- Share of internet users in Germany from 2001 to 2018Share of internet users in Germany 2001-2018
- Share of mobile internet users in Germany from 2015 to 2018Share of mobile internet users in Germany 2015-2018
- Share of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2018*, by age groupShare of internet users in Germany 1997-2018, by age group
- Number of internet users who use the internet at least occasionally, in Germany from 1997 to 2018 (in millions)Number of internet users in Germany 1997-2018
- Average daily internet usage time in Germany from 2000 to 2018 (in minutes)Daily internet usage time in Germany 2000-2018
- Average duration of daily internet usage in Germany in 2016 (in minutes), by ageDuration of daily internet usage in Germany 2016, by age
- Daily internet usage time of adolescents in Germany from 2006 to 2018 (in minutes)Daily internet usage time of adolescents in Germany 2006-2018
- Leading websites in Germany in June 2019, by number of visits (in millions)Leading websites in Germany June 2019, by visits
- Radio
The most important statistics
- Number of people listening to the radio in Germany from 2015 to 2019, by frequency (in millions)Radio consumption in Germany 2015-2019, by frequency
- Daily reach of the radio in Germany according to ma 2019 Audio IDaily reach of the radio in Germany according to ma 2019 Audio I
- Average daily radio listening time in Germany from 1995 to 2019 (in minutes)Daily radio listening time in Germany 1995-2019
- Radio and station listening time of 14- to 49-year-olds in Germany in 2017, by weekday (in minutes)Radio and station listening time of 14- to 49-year-olds in Germany 2017, by weekday
- How often do you listen to the radio?Radio usage frequency of teenagers in Germany 2017-2018
- Share of respondents that listened to live radio online at least occasionally in Germany from 2003 to 2018Share of respondents that listened to online radio occasionally in Germany 2003-2018
- Leading radio stations (advertisers only) in Germany in 2019, by gross contacts Leading radio stations in Germany 2019, by gross contacts
- Web radio channels ranked by number of sessions in Germany in the 1st quarter of 2019Web radio channels ranked by sessions in Germany Q1 2019
- Print media
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- Number of persons reading newspapers during their free time in Germany from 2015 to 2018, by frequency (in millions)Frequency of reading newspapers during leisure time in Germany 2015-2018
- Number of persons reading magazines during their free time in Germany from 2015 to 2018, by frequency (in millions)Frequency of reading magazines during leisure time in Germany 2015-2018
- Most popular types of magazines in Germany in 2018Most popular types of magazines in Germany 2018
- Circulation of daily newspapers in Germany in selected years from 1991 to 2018 (in million copies)Circulation of daily newspapers in Germany 1991-2018
- Sales volume of consumer magazines in Germany from 1996 to 2018 (in million copies)Circulation of consumer magazines in Germany 1996-2018
- Leading magazines ranked by reach in Germany in 2019 (in million readers)Magazines ranked by reach in Germany 2019
- Leading magazines ranked by circulation in Germany in 2nd quarter 2019Magazines ranked by circulation in Germany Q2 2019
- ma 2019 Pressemedien II: reach of national daily newspapers in Germany (in million readers)National daily newspaper reach in Germany 2019
- Books
The most important statistics
- Number of people reading books in Germany from 2015-2019, by frequency (in millions)Frequency of reading books in Germany 2015-2019
- Number of purchased books per person over the past year in Germany from 2015 to 2019 (in million people)Purchased books per person within the past year in Germany 2015-2019
- Number of e-book buyers on the consumer market in Germany from 2010 to 2019 (in millions)E-book buyers in Germany 2010-2019
- Share of e-book readers in Germany from 2014 to 2018, by age groupShare of e-book readers in Germany 2014-2018, by age group
- Do you read books or e-books, at least every now and then, for professional or private purposes?Book and e-book usage in Germany 2013-2018
- Do you read mostly e-books or mostly printed books? E-book and printed book consumption in Germany 2016
- Which of the following devices do you use to read e-books either for professional (incl. educational) or private purposes?Usage of e-books in Germany 2014-2018, by type of device
- How often do you read printed books?Book reading frequency of teenagers in Germany in 2017-2018
- Video consumption and streaming
The most important statistics
- Number of people streaming movies and shows or watching DVDs or Blu-rays* during leisure time in Germany from 2015 to 2018, by frequency (in millions)Frequency of DVD or Blu-ray* watching during leisure time in Germany 2015-2018
- Number of customers in the DVD/Blu-ray sell-through market in Germany from 2007 to 2018 (in millions)Customers in the DVD/Blu-ray sell-through market in Germany 2007-2018
- Number of digital video renters and buyers in Germany in 2012 and 2018 (in millions)Number of digital video users in Germany 2012-2018
- Share of persons viewing videos online at least occasionally in Germany from 2011 to 2018Viewing online videos in Germany 2011-2018
- Share of respondents who used the following online video applications at least occasionally from 2011 to 2018Usage of online video applications in Germany 2011-2018
- Share of internet users who watched videos online via stream in Germany in 2017, by age groupUsage of video streams on the internet in Germany 2017, by age group
- Share of online users who watch television shows via the internet at least occasionally in Germany from 2011 to 2018Television usage via the internet in Germany 2011-2018
- What type of broadcasts or videos do you stream at least now and then online?Types of video streaming usage in Germany in 2018
- Games and parallel media usage
The most important statistics
- Number of people playing video and computer games during leisure time in Germany from 2015 to 2018, by frequency (in millions)Video and computer game playing frequency in Germany 2015-2018
- On which devices do you play video or computer games? Gaming device preferences in Germany 2018
- How often do you play computer, console, online, tablet and smartphone games?Frequency of gaming among adolescents in Germany 2018
- Share of internet users accessing music streaming services in Germany from 2013 to 2018Music streaming services use in Germany 2013-2018
- Distribution of users of free and paid music streaming services in Germany in 2018, by ageMusic streaming users in Germany 2018, by age
- How often do you use online music streaming services?Music streaming service usage frequency in Germany 2019
- Which of the following fee-based online streaming/subscription services do you use for music?Use of paid online music streaming/subscription services in Germany 2017
- Share of respondents using TV and Internet simultaneously in Germany from 2014 to 2018, by deviceParallel usage of television and internet in Germany 2014-2018, by device
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- Reading among children aged 9 to 14 years in Denmark 2017, by frequency and platform
- Daily time spent reading books in Norway 2008-2018, by age
- Daily time spent reading books in Norway 2008-2018, by gender
- Advantages of reading by gender in France 2017
- Type of books read in France 2017
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- Readers: reasons for reading by age France in France 2015
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- Italy: opinion on physical and digital books 2018
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Statistics on "Media usage in Germany"
- Broadest user group (at least occasional usage) of selected media in Germany from 2014 to 2018
- Average daily usage time of selected types of media in Germany in 2018 (in minutes)
- Average daily usage time of communications media in Germany from 2016 to 2018 (in minutes)
- Average daily usage time of moving images content in Germany from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2018 (in minutes)
- Time budget for audiovisual media in Germany from 2015 to 2017 (in minutes per day)
- Which of these devices do you own in your household?
- Which devices is your household equipped with?
- Which of the following devices do you personally use to consume media?
- Which of these devices or types of media do you use daily or several times a week?
- Share of television viewers in total population on average weekdays in Germany from 1988 to 2018
- Average daily television viewing time in Germany from 1997 to 2018 (in minutes)
- Average daily time spent watching television in Germany from 2017 to 2018, by age group (in minutes)
- Daily time spent watching television in Germany as of August 13, 2019, by age group (in minutes)
- Average daily television viewing time of children (3-13 years) in Germany in selected years from 1995 to 2018 (in minutes)
- Market share of television channels in Germany in 2018
- Ranking of individual broadcasts with the largest TV audience reach in Germany in 2018, by number of viewers (in millions)
- Most popular television genres in Germany from 2016 to 2018
- What is your favorite television channel?
- Ranking of the most popular TV shows in Germany in 2016
- Share of internet users in Germany from 2001 to 2018
- Share of mobile internet users in Germany from 2015 to 2018
- Share of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2018*, by age group
- Number of internet users who use the internet at least occasionally, in Germany from 1997 to 2018 (in millions)
- Average daily internet usage time in Germany from 2000 to 2018 (in minutes)
- Average duration of daily internet usage in Germany in 2016 (in minutes), by age
- Daily internet usage time of adolescents in Germany from 2006 to 2018 (in minutes)
- Leading websites in Germany in June 2019, by number of visits (in millions)
- Share of time spent on different online activities by teenagers in Germany from 2008 to 2018
- Number of people listening to the radio in Germany from 2015 to 2019, by frequency (in millions)
- Daily reach of the radio in Germany according to ma 2019 Audio I
- Average daily radio listening time in Germany from 1995 to 2019 (in minutes)
- Radio and station listening time of 14- to 49-year-olds in Germany in 2017, by weekday (in minutes)
- How often do you listen to the radio?
- Share of respondents that listened to live radio online at least occasionally in Germany from 2003 to 2018
- Leading radio stations (advertisers only) in Germany in 2019, by gross contacts
- Web radio channels ranked by number of sessions in Germany in the 1st quarter of 2019
- Number of persons reading newspapers during their free time in Germany from 2015 to 2018, by frequency (in millions)
- Number of persons reading magazines during their free time in Germany from 2015 to 2018, by frequency (in millions)
- Most popular types of magazines in Germany in 2018
- Circulation of daily newspapers in Germany in selected years from 1991 to 2018 (in million copies)
- Sales volume of consumer magazines in Germany from 1996 to 2018 (in million copies)
- Leading magazines ranked by reach in Germany in 2019 (in million readers)
- Leading magazines ranked by circulation in Germany in 2nd quarter 2019
- ma 2019 Pressemedien II: reach of national daily newspapers in Germany (in million readers)
- Paid circulation of national daily newspapers in Germany in the 2nd quarter 2019
- Share of teenagers who used the following types of media daily or several times a week in Germany from 2004 to 2018
- Number of people reading books in Germany from 2015-2019, by frequency (in millions)
- Number of purchased books per person over the past year in Germany from 2015 to 2019 (in million people)
- Number of e-book buyers on the consumer market in Germany from 2010 to 2019 (in millions)
- Share of e-book readers in Germany from 2014 to 2018, by age group
- Do you read books or e-books, at least every now and then, for professional or private purposes?
- Do you read mostly e-books or mostly printed books?
- Which of the following devices do you use to read e-books either for professional (incl. educational) or private purposes?
- How often do you read printed books?
- How much do you like reading books?
- How often do you read a book?
- Number of people streaming movies and shows or watching DVDs or Blu-rays* during leisure time in Germany from 2015 to 2018, by frequency (in millions)
- Number of customers in the DVD/Blu-ray sell-through market in Germany from 2007 to 2018 (in millions)
- Number of digital video renters and buyers in Germany in 2012 and 2018 (in millions)
- Share of persons viewing videos online at least occasionally in Germany from 2011 to 2018
- Share of respondents who used the following online video applications at least occasionally from 2011 to 2018
- Share of internet users who watched videos online via stream in Germany in 2017, by age group
- Share of online users who watch television shows via the internet at least occasionally in Germany from 2011 to 2018
- What type of broadcasts or videos do you stream at least now and then online?
- Which platforms do you use to watch films or TV shows online daily or several times a week?
- Number of people playing video and computer games during leisure time in Germany from 2015 to 2018, by frequency (in millions)
- On which devices do you play video or computer games?
- How often do you play computer, console, online, tablet and smartphone games?
- Share of internet users accessing music streaming services in Germany from 2013 to 2018
- Distribution of users of free and paid music streaming services in Germany in 2018, by age
- How often do you use online music streaming services?
- Which of the following fee-based online streaming/subscription services do you use for music?
- Share of respondents using TV and Internet simultaneously in Germany from 2014 to 2018, by device
- Which activities do you carry out while using TV and internet simultaneously?
- Which of the following media do you use while you have the TV turned on?
- Share of e-book users reading on several devices at once in Germany in 2015 and 2016
- Number of people reading books during their free time in Germany from 2015 to 2018, by frequency (in millions)
- Number of books read by young French people over the past 12 months in 2018, by period of life
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- Reasons to read books in France in 2015, by age group
- In what circumstances do you usually read books?
- Willingness of the French to read more books in 2015, by type of reader*
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- To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about reading to children?
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