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   Noelle :verified: (noellemitchell@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 03-Jan-2026 09:50:57 JST Noelle :verified:

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   "The median American read two books in 2025. On average, Americans read eight books. The average books read is higher than the median books read because the small number of heavy readers increases the total number of books read by the same number of people."

   This is so depressingggggg 😩 2/2

   #books #reading #bookstodon

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     Noelle :verified: (noellemitchell@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 03-Jan-2026 09:50:58 JST Noelle :verified:

     Just found out that only 6% of Americans read 20 to 49 books in 2025. I read 23 books in 2025 which means I'm in that six percent of Americans. I feel like I didn't read as many books as I wanted to read in 2025. 23 books isn't even that many.

     40% of Americans didn't read any books in 2025. 27% read 1 to 4 books. Really dismal numbers.

     #books #reading #USA #2025 #bookstodon #news #media #America

     https://today.yougov.com/entertainment/articles/53804-most-americans-didnt-read-many-books-in-2025

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