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.
Sweden ranks No. 1 overall, according to regional perceptions in Europe.
Highest share of bookworms in Finland and Poland
At the opposite end of the scale, France (2.6%), Romania (6.2%), Austria (7.2%) and Belgium (7.9%) had the lowest share of respondents reading books.
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.
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.
New research from Amazon Kindle reveals 50% of Australians only read between one and five books in 2022, but 44% of the population intend to read more in 2023.
According to a study by the Australian National University and the University of Nevada in the US, Estonians lead the world in the average number of books people own.
The most read book in the world is the Bible. Writer James Chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years. He found that the Bible far outsold any other book, with a whopping 3.9 billion copies sold over the last 50 years.
The Netherlands has been rated among the most unfriendliest countries in the world for expatriates by Forbes magazine, while Canada is rated the most friendliest country for expats.
Liechtenstein. The Principality of Liechtenstein is the leader in the list of the least visited countries in Europe.
Spain voted Europe's MOST humble country and one of most welcoming to Muslims. SPAIN is the country least likely to regard their culture as superior to others, a poll of 56,000 people in 34 European nations has found.
The Bible. Easily the most read book in the world is the Bible for obvious reasons. It is estimated to have sold over 40 million copies in the last 60 years. You can even find it at most hotels.
A bibliophile or bookworm is an individual who loves and frequently reads and/or collects books.
Finland is the world's most literate nation, according to new research, with the UK coming in 17th, behind countries including the US, Canada and Australia.
SINGAPORE: Students in Singapore are the top readers in the world, an international study has found.
Non-Hispanic Whites (76%) outpace non-Hispanic Blacks (69%) and Hispanics (58%) in book-reading incidence, while there's a clear age trend in play, with Millennials (18-28) being the most likely to read books (80%) and Boomers (65+) the least likely (67%).
“Old enough to know better” springs to mind. Surprisingly, the name most often cited as the last person to have read every book existing in his day is the English poet SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (1772 – 1834).
Over 600,000 students from 79 countries took part in the latest PISA testing, including a nationally representative sample of 14,273 Australian students from 740 schools. Australian students placed 16th in the world in reading, 29th in maths and 17th in science.
Australia - 49.34 per cent. Finland - 47.87 per cent.