This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hoe vaak bent u bezig met de volgende activiteiten: krant lezen (papier dan wel digitaal)?" (English: how often do you engage in the following activities: reading a newspaper (paper or digital)?). Figures represent the share of people indicating they engage in this activity multiple times a day or almost every day.
The figures have been taken from several publications.
* Respondents were different per year, and were as follows: 2013 n=1,202, 2014 n=1,202, 2015 n=1,201, 2016 n=1,212, 2017 n=1,282, 2018 n=1,206, 2019 n =1,208. 2020 n=1251, 2021 n=1214, 2022 n=1208, 2023=1200, 2024 n=1343.
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Share of people reading newspapers daily in the Netherlands 2013-2024
Newspaper readership, be it physically or digitally, fluctuated in the Netherlands since 2017 after a steady decline in previous years. This according to annual survey results which asked consumers whether they read news each day (or close to every day) or not. In 2013, over ** percent of survey participants indicated that they read either paper or digital newspapers daily or almost daily, whereas by 2020 this figure had decreased to ** percent. After climbing back to ** percent in 2022, the share of daily newspapers in the Netherlands sank to ** percent again in 2023. Similarly, in 2024, the share of reading newspapers daily in the Netherlands decreased notably to ** ±è±ð°ù³¦±ð²Ô³Ù.Ìý
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (June 17, 2024). Share of people reading newspapers (almost) daily in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/938441/share-of-people-reading-newspapers-daily-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Share of people reading newspapers (almost) daily in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2024." Chart. June 17, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/938441/share-of-people-reading-newspapers-daily-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (2024). Share of people reading newspapers (almost) daily in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/938441/share-of-people-reading-newspapers-daily-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Share of People Reading Newspapers (Almost) Daily in The Netherlands from 2013 to 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Jun 2024, /statistics/938441/share-of-people-reading-newspapers-daily-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Share of people reading newspapers (almost) daily in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/938441/share-of-people-reading-newspapers-daily-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Share of people reading newspapers (almost) daily in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2024 [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), June 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/938441/share-of-people-reading-newspapers-daily-in-the-netherlands/
