This graph illustrates the results of a survey regarding the reading habits of the French in 2023. The results of this study show that 25 percent of respondents said they were "casual readers", meaning that they had read between one and four print books in the 12 months preceding the survey.
Average number of print books read by French people within a year in 2023
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CNL. (April 11, 2023). Average number of print books read by French people within a year in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/785092/number-books-read-france/
CNL. "Average number of print books read by French people within a year in 2023." Chart. April 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/785092/number-books-read-france/
CNL. (2023). Average number of print books read by French people within a year in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/785092/number-books-read-france/
CNL. "Average Number of Print Books Read by French People within a Year in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/785092/number-books-read-france/
CNL, Average number of print books read by French people within a year in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/785092/number-books-read-france/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Average number of print books read by French people within a year in 2023 [Graph], CNL, April 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/785092/number-books-read-france/