Taking into account your holiday readings and comic books, but excluding your professional readings and books read to children, approximately how many books have you read in the past 12 months...?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Heavy reader (20 books or more)
6%
Average reader (from 5 books to 19 books)
12%
Small reader (from 1 to 4 books)
11%
Non-reader (0 books)
71%
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This chart illustrates the results of a survey on the reading habits of the French in 2023. The results of this study show that about 71 percent of respondents reported not having read a book in digital format in the past 12 months.
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CNL. (April 11, 2023). Taking into account your holiday readings and comic books, but excluding your professional readings and books read to children, approximately how many books have you read in the past 12 months...? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1627797/number-of-e-books-read-in-france/
CNL. "Taking into account your holiday readings and comic books, but excluding your professional readings and books read to children, approximately how many books have you read in the past 12 months...?." Chart. April 11, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1627797/number-of-e-books-read-in-france/
CNL. (2023). Taking into account your holiday readings and comic books, but excluding your professional readings and books read to children, approximately how many books have you read in the past 12 months...?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1627797/number-of-e-books-read-in-france/
CNL. "Taking into Account Your Holiday Readings and Comic Books, but excluding Your Professional Readings and Books Read to Children, Approximately How Many Books Have You Read in The past 12 Months...?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Apr 2023, /statistics/1627797/number-of-e-books-read-in-france/
CNL, Taking into account your holiday readings and comic books, but excluding your professional readings and books read to children, approximately how many books have you read in the past 12 months...? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1627797/number-of-e-books-read-in-france/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Taking into account your holiday readings and comic books, but excluding your professional readings and books read to children, approximately how many books have you read in the past 12 months...? [Graph], CNL, April 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1627797/number-of-e-books-read-in-france/
