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Annual reading rate among adults in South Korea in selected years between 2011 and 2023, by type of publication

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Release date

April 2025

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2011 to 2023

Number of respondents

5,000 respondents

Age group

19 years and older

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among adults who had read more than one book in the past year, excluding reading related to education

Supplementary notes

Age of respondents was 18 years and older in 2011 and 2013, switching to 19 years and older from 2015 onwards.

Respondents count by year was as follows:
2011: 2,000
2013: 2,000
2015: 5,000
2017: 6,000
2019: 6,000
2021: 6,000
2023: 5,000

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Annual adult reading rate in South Korea 2011-2023, by publication type

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Apr 28, 2025

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around ** percent of respondents stated that they had read more than one printed book within the last year. While the reading rate of printed books has decreased over the past decade, it is still ahead of other types of publications, such as e-books and audio books. The overall reading rate of all three types amounted to ** percent that year.

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