• 12% of adults do not read at all
• 88% of French adults read to some extent
• Women read the most books
• The three most popular genres are:
  • Novels
  • Practical books
  • Comic books

How often do French people read?

• 60% of French adults read a lot or occasionally
• 28% of  French adults read a little
• In total, 88% of French adults read to some extent
• 12% of adults do not read at all

• There has been a significant decline in the number of French adults that do not read
  • In 2016, 16% of French adults did not read
  • Currently, 12% of French adults do not read at all
  • That is a 25% decrease in the number of French adults that do not read

Digital book formats in France

• 22% of French people have read an ebook

• 14% of French adults have listened to an audiobook
• 29% of audiobook listeners read more than 20 books each year
• 28% of audiobook listeners have read an ebook