Reading Evolution

How reading habits shifted from 1450 to today. Pick an era, then zoom into a year.

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Genre Mix
32%
Romance
TOP GENRE · 2026
Fiction 60%
Nonfiction 40%
  • Romance
    32%
  • Thriller
    18%
  • Fantasy
    16%
  • Self-Help
    13%
  • Fiction
    11%
  • Mystery
    10%
Reading Time
16min/day

▼ 12 min below 28-min peak · MEASURED

Books Per Person
12.8books/person

▲ 1280× the 1450 baseline · MEASURED