How many books a year do you read?

A new survey of Americans found that 20 percent of American adults were responsible for 75 percent of the books read in 2024, with 38 percent saying they read zero books, 28 percent saying they read one to four books, and 14 percent saying they read five to nine books. Then you have another 10 percent of the country reading 10 to 19 books, a solid 7 percent reading 20 to 49 books, and 4 percent really carrying the team and reading 50 or more books. At this point, I really think we should just give them the dang pizza. In general, the percentage of Americans who read at least one book increased from 54 percent in 2023 to 63 percent in 2024.

David Montgomery and Carl Bialik, The Surveyor/YouGov and Andrew Van Dam, The Washington Post