This statistic is a distribution of the French population as of January 2023, by number of digital books and print books read on average. That year, 35 percent of respondents declared they read 5 to 19 print books, while 71 percent of respondents have never read a digital book.
How many books did you read on average in the past twelve months?
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CNL. (April 11, 2023). How many books did you read on average in the past twelve months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/415289/print-format-and-digital-books-reading-consumption-france/
CNL. "How many books did you read on average in the past twelve months?." Chart. April 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415289/print-format-and-digital-books-reading-consumption-france/
CNL. (2023). How many books did you read on average in the past twelve months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415289/print-format-and-digital-books-reading-consumption-france/
CNL. "How Many Books Did You Read on Average in The past Twelve Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415289/print-format-and-digital-books-reading-consumption-france/
CNL, How many books did you read on average in the past twelve months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415289/print-format-and-digital-books-reading-consumption-france/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
How many books did you read on average in the past twelve months? [Graph], CNL, April 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/415289/print-format-and-digital-books-reading-consumption-france/