A survey held in February 2021 in the Netherlands revealed that 18 percent of respondents aged 14 or older reported reading a book in any format every day, and 14 percent were reading books three to six times per week. By contrast,15 percent said that they read books less than once per month on average.
Distribution of consumers reading books in any format in the Netherlands as of June 2021, by frequency
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hoe vaak leest of luistert u gemiddeld boeken (papieren boeken, e-books, luisterboeken)?" (English: On average, how often do you read or listen books, either paper books, e-books or audio books?)
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. (January 1, 2022). Distribution of consumers reading books in any format in the Netherlands as of June 2021, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/560193/distribution-of-reading-habits-in-the-netherlands-by-reading-frequency/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. "Distribution of consumers reading books in any format in the Netherlands as of June 2021, by frequency." Chart. January 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560193/distribution-of-reading-habits-in-the-netherlands-by-reading-frequency/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. (2022). Distribution of consumers reading books in any format in the Netherlands as of June 2021, by frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560193/distribution-of-reading-habits-in-the-netherlands-by-reading-frequency/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. "Distribution of Consumers Reading Books in Any Format in The Netherlands as of June 2021, by Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560193/distribution-of-reading-habits-in-the-netherlands-by-reading-frequency/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, Distribution of consumers reading books in any format in the Netherlands as of June 2021, by frequency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560193/distribution-of-reading-habits-in-the-netherlands-by-reading-frequency/ (last visited August 13, 2022)
