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’m currently on my 105th book this year. I normally average 60, but I started a blog project reviewing both horror novels and YA novels. So I’ve been reading a lot of short, easy books this year, and deliberately setting aside time to read them so I can write up my reviews. My reading speed is about a page a minute, so if I set aside time I can finish a 300 page novel in a day.
I also count graphic novels as books, so if I binge a series that could be 10 books I read in a few days.
I have no kids and no social life and I don’t watch TV, so I’m usually reading instead.