The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Welke genres leest u weleens als (papieren boeken, e-books, luisterboeken)?" (English: Which genres do you sometimes read (paper books, e-books, audio books)?)
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Leading fiction book genres read in the Netherlands 2021, by genre
As of February 2021, the majority of readers surveyed in the Netherlands indicated that, among the fiction genres included in the survey, the genre they read most frequently were thriller fiction books. Some ** percent of readers surveyed indicated that they read or listened to thriller books, while this figure decreased to just percent with regard to poetry.
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (May 10, 2021). Leading fiction book genres read in the Netherlands as of February 2021, by genre [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1076591/share-of-people-reading-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Leading fiction book genres read in the Netherlands as of February 2021, by genre." Chart. May 10, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1076591/share-of-people-reading-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (2021). Leading fiction book genres read in the Netherlands as of February 2021, by genre. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1076591/share-of-people-reading-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Leading Fiction Book Genres Read in The Netherlands as of February 2021, by Genre." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 May 2021, /statistics/1076591/share-of-people-reading-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Leading fiction book genres read in the Netherlands as of February 2021, by genre ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1076591/share-of-people-reading-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Leading fiction book genres read in the Netherlands as of February 2021, by genre [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), May 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1076591/share-of-people-reading-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
