Over 50% of Americans haven’t read a book in 2022. Nearly 25% of adults have not read a book in 1-2 years. 11% haven’t read a #book in 3-5 years. And 10% of US adults haven’t #read at least 1 full book in the past 10 years.
But hey, TikTok and games and series! pic.twitter.com/LTSMYgPZlb
Yes, the survey (wordsrated.com/american-readi…) sample is a bit small — 2K, and the exclusion of audiobooks is weird. But I wouldn’t hold my breath for much rosier results after expanding these parameters.
Would you?
Also… how many #books have _you_ read this year? 😉
“A thousand powers. Zero #responsibilities. The new BMW X5.” — a window promo sticker of a French @BMW dealer.
This is no longer about reading the room. There is no room and no one learned to #read. pic.twitter.com/gtvNEwSovB
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