Information on the population:
German-speaking population aged 14 years and older in private households at main place of residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Information on total sample:
2019: 23,318 respondents, representing 70.60 million people
2020: 23,191 respondents, representing 70.64 million people
2021: 22,563 respondents, representing 70.54 million people
2022: 23,015 respondents, representing 70.6 million people
2023: 23,524 respondents, representing 70.08 million people
Find more information on the methodology of this survey .
The original survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "This list contains a number of statements on the subject of reading. To which of these would you agree? - Texts without pictures are boring." (original German question: "Hier auf dieser Liste sind einige Aussagen zum Thema Lesen aufgeschrieben. Was davon würden auch Sie sagen? - Texte ohne Bilder finde ich langweilig.")
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Aversion to texts without pictures in Germany 2019-2023
This statistic shows the results of a survey on the aversion to texts without pictures in Germany from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, there were million Germans aged 14 years and older, who thought that texts without pictures were boring. The Allensbach Market and Advertising Media Analysis (Allensbacher Markt- und Werbeträgeranalyse or AWA in German) determines attitudes, consumer habits and media usage of the population in Germany on a broad statistical basis.
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IfD Allensbach. (June 18, 2023). Number of people, who think texts without pictures are boring, in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/398168/media-consumption-aversion-to-texts-without-pictures-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of people, who think texts without pictures are boring, in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. June 18, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/398168/media-consumption-aversion-to-texts-without-pictures-germany/
IfD Allensbach. (2023). Number of people, who think texts without pictures are boring, in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/398168/media-consumption-aversion-to-texts-without-pictures-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of People, Who Think Texts without Pictures Are Boring, in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 18 Jun 2023, /statistics/398168/media-consumption-aversion-to-texts-without-pictures-germany/
IfD Allensbach, Number of people, who think texts without pictures are boring, in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/398168/media-consumption-aversion-to-texts-without-pictures-germany/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Number of people, who think texts without pictures are boring, in Germany from 2019 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], IfD Allensbach, June 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/398168/media-consumption-aversion-to-texts-without-pictures-germany/