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?
Eh I could believe it. Sure I know a lot of people who don’t read but the ones who do read make up for it. I read all the time and can put a book or 2 down a month, my girlfriend can start and finish a book and be done in days. We have a mutual friend who reads all day everyday and puts a book down within a week easily, sometimes 2. And believe it or not social media is playing a big part in getting people to read more, especially among people my age. (20-25) And you’re forgetting who is taking up the majority of that is elderly people. My girlfriend’s grandmother read every book in the Sigma force series by James Rollin in 2 months. It’s like 15 or 16 books by now. So yeah I can totally believe it.