According to the World Culture Score Index, most book lovers live in Asia. Russia is located closer to the end of the ranking. The average Russian reads just 2 hours more per week than the average US citizen.
Today we offer the top ten, which included most reading countries in the world... All states are ranked according to the number of hours a week spent reading books.
10. Hungary (6 hours 48 minutes)
Hungary has one of the most developed public library systems in Europe. Attraction to the culture of reading takes place in the country from a very young age - children's libraries are not only places for storing books, but also leisure centers that are visited by the whole family.
8.-9. Sweden (6 hours 54 minutes)
Sweden gave the world Astrid Lindgren and Tove Jansson. Little Swedes enjoy reading stories about Carlson, Pippi Longstocking and mummy trolls. Books about the history of the country, especially about the Viking period, are very popular.
8.-9. France (6 hours 54 minutes)
French literature is famous for the names of Flaubert, Moliere, Balzac, Maupassant, Proust. However, modern French people actively read modern literature. The same. Those who prefer the classics often name the works of Russian writers - Tolstoy, Bulgakov, Dostoevsky - among their favorite books.
7. Russia (7 hours 06 minutes)
The list of favorite authors of the Russian reader is very motley. According to polls, our compatriots equally love Turgenev, Gogol, Swift, Dumas, Akunin, Lukyanenko, Cervantes and Tolstoy.
6. Czech Republic (7 hours 24 minutes)
Czechs are very active in popularizing reading among children - books in Czech are published very colorful, often with elements of play. The most popular character in children's literature is the mole, he is familiar to Russians from the cartoon "How a mole was made of pants." Adult Czechs prefer books by J. Hasek, Tolkien, S. Mayer.
5. Egypt (7 hours 30 minutes)
The absolute leadership in the country belongs to religious literature. Fiction books are read by about 29% of the population, another 10% prefer political literature, which is explained by the unstable situation in the region.
4. Philippines (7 hours 36 minutes)
Little Filipinos enjoy reading national fairy tales. The widespread knowledge of the English language contributes to the widespread dissemination of English-language literature in the country.
3. China (8 hours)
The list of Chinese bestsellers includes books on the history of the People's Republic of China, the writings of Mao, as well as fictional historical novels about the period of the 12th-18th centuries. From the number of translated works in Chinese bookstores, the biography of Steve Jobs is not stale.
2. Thailand (9 hours 24 minutes)
Thais are very fond of poetry. Among the most popular authors are Angkarn Kalayanapong, who writes in the modern language, and Naowoat Fongpeibun, whose poems are reminiscent of the traditional style.
1. India (10 hours 42 minutes)
The most reading country in the world known for its distinctive rich literature. Indians enjoy reading both Indian and English. By the way, the work of Solzhenitsyn is quite popular in the country.