This graph presents the share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the U.S. in 2018, by age. During the survey, 67% of respondents aged 65 and older stated that they had read a book in any format in the previous year.
Book readers in the United States – additional information
While it is mostly believed that book reading is a vanishing pastime, particularly among Millennials, surveys among consumers in the United States have shown the opposite. The share of book readers in the United States has varied from 72% to 79% between 2011 and 2016.
