Azerbaijan’s population reads an average of 3.25 books a year, spending 74 hours on reading, according to a global study by CEOWORLD Magazine.
According to the survey, the United States tops the global reading rankings, with people there reading about 17 books a year and spending 357 hours on it. India ranks second with 16 books and 352 hours, while the United Kingdom comes third with 15 books and 343 hours.
France takes fourth place with 14 books and 305 hours of reading a year, followed by Italy in fifth with 13 books and 278 hours. In Russia, the average annual reading volume stands at 11 books, taking up 223 hours and placing the country seventh overall.
The study also identified the countries with the lowest reading rates. Afghanistan recorded 2.56 books a year, Brunei 2.59 and Pakistan 2.6.
Print books still hold their ground
Despite the growing popularity of digital and audio formats, printed books have not lost their appeal in many countries, the publication said. The study was conducted by CEOWORLD Magazine Consumer Insights as part of a worldwide survey covering more than 6.5 million participants.
