Reading 100 books in a year is an accomplishment. For most people, it will stretch their horizons and stretch their brain to its limit. But it won't make you smarter unless what you read actually starts to impact the way that you live.
How much can the average person read? The average person can read about 33 books a year and a speedy reader is able to read 55 books in a year. That might sound like a lot but it is not. That is a little more than one book per week.
100 books a year is approximately two books a week. Novels are generally around 240 pages. A typical reading speed is about one page per minute. So, it will take eight hours of reading each week to read two books.
There are 52 weeks in a year, meaning you need to read about two books a week if you want to read 100 books in the year. This amounts to an average of 3.5 days to read each book. This may sound daunting, but remember, some books will be shorter and only take a day or two to read.
The average American reader reads four books each year. Feeling better about your TBR pile now, aren't you? Pew's research also delves into what formats and genres people are reading, as well as how race, gender, education levels, and professions affect reading habits.
At the average rate of 300 words/minute, they will read 90,000 words (average length of a novel) a month, and so at least 12 books a year. The majority of Australian readers (43%) agree that family and friends are their number one trusted source for reading recommendations.
Avid readers are the type who can read roughly a book a week. It's easy to imagine these super readers as being speed readers. However, you can read 50 books per year even if you aren't particularly fast. It doesn't require a massive time commitment, either.
To read 200 books, simply spend 417 hours a year reading.
Most people only work 40 hours a week! How can we possibly read for 417 hours? Don't let your monkey brain turn you away yet.
In the book “Me We Do Be: The Four Cornerstones of Success,” socio-economist Randall Bell says, “Those who read seven or more books per year are more than 122 percent more likely to be millionaires as opposed to those who never read or only read one to three books.”
You can do it!
Since I started keeping track a little over a year ago, I've finished reading 39 books. The reading habit has solidified, and I could probably stop the count, but I'll keep challenging myself to read more. Anyone can do it, really.
Read 50 Pages a Day
Multiply that times 52 weeks in a year, and you've read 100 books. How you read those 50 pages is really up to you. You can spend an hour reading. Or you can schedule 5 10 minute sessions a day and read 10 pages during that time.
This means you will need to go through 30000 pages within a year. The average reader can comfortably go through 40 pages in an hour. With this average speed, you would need 750 hours of reading throughout a year to be able to read 100 books.
The generation that reads the most is the millennials (26-40). Around 80 % have read a book in the past 12 months, more than any other generation according to data from Best By The Numbers. Coming in second place is baby boomers (56-75) with around 70 % having read a book in the past 12 months.
At the top of the list for time spent reading per day is Estonia. The average 20 to 74 year old Estonian spends around 13 minutes reading every day. Also hitting figures over 10 minutes were Finland, Poland and Hungary.
The average reader will complete 12 books in a year. If the life expectancy is 86 for females and 82 for males, and the proper reading age 25 years, Literary Hub notes that the average number of books read in a lifetime is 735 for females and 684 for males.
How many books does Elon Musk read a day? Elon Musk used to read two books a day, according to his brother. He probably reads much less now since SpaceX and other projects take up most of his time.
A bibliophile or bookworm is an individual who loves and frequently reads and/or collects books.
To hit a big goal, you've got to baby-step it out. 150 books is just under 3 books a week, or, just under 13 books a month. To a heavy reader like me, 3 books a week seems manageable. Especially with my Kindle and by listening to books via audiobook.
And the number of books consumed dropped by age, with adults aged 18-34 reading 13 books for the year, compared to 12.5 books for those between 35-54, and 12 books for those older than 55.
~1.125 books per day, so yeah, that is very, very possible. Give each book 250 pages, not huge, not small, and that's maybe 2 hours a day for a pretty quick reader.
A novel averages 100,000 words. One hour of reading per day can hit 30-40 books per year. Six hours of reading per day can hit 200-250 books per year. To read 1,000 books in a year, you need to read 22 hours per day.
In fact, the average number of books read by a CEO is 60 books per year, or five books each month. “What I know for sure is that reading opens you up,” says Oprah, “It exposes you and gives you access to anything your mind can hold. What I love most about reading—It gives you the ability to reach higher ground.”
He reportedly reads roughly 50 books per year, nearly one per week, and takes steps to ensure that he actually absorbs all the material he's read.
“Those who read seven or more books per year are more than 122 percent more likely to be millionaires as opposed to those who never read or only read one to three [books].” Take the richest man in the world, Bill Gates, who reads 50 books a year, or Warren Buffett, who spends as much as 80% of his day reading.