First: I wanna clarify this. I know that loads of people read like 100 books a year, or read all the time. I know these people exist. I’m asking about people that are like… average. An average american who just… reads. Doesn’t track everything or sets goals of like 100, or never stops reading… Anyway, I’ve been searching this up, and i find answers like 15-50, even 100. I find this highly unlikely, especially for average US citizens. Half the people i know don’t even pick up 5 books a year, let alone 15! I just don’t believe these stats. I read somewhere that people read 8 a month on average? That can’t be right for an average person. That’s like 2 books a week… I know people do read this much, but still… For an average person? So be real… how many books do people actually read a year?
I would bet the average is still small, like 2. It is true that big numbers weigh heavy on calculations of mean, but the big numbers here are not ginormous, they’re 100x the small numbers, not 100000x (i.e., we’re not talking wealth statistics). I’d place a large wager on the average being in the 1-3 range based on the data presented
I’m trying to find the actual links, but it’s something that’s obviously been posted here before. IIRC, if you go by mean the average is 12 and if you go by median the average is 4.
Honestly I’d bet it’s below 1. I dont think anyone I know irl has picked up a book since school.