This statistic is a distribution of the French population as of January 2023, by number of digital books and print books read on average. That year, 35 percent of respondents declared they read 5 to 19 print books, while 71 percent of respondents have never read a digital book.
How many books did you read on average in the past twelve months?
This question was phrased by the source as follows, "Taking into account the books you read during your holidays as well as comics, but excluding professional reading and the books you read to your children, how many books did you read on average?"
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