According to different pundits, the act of reading is on the decline.
For example, the website Statista points out that on average, Americans aged 20 to 34 spend a mere 0.11 hours reading daily, which amounts to less than seven minutes per day. They say that even though the time spent reading increases in older generations, the general trend is “worrying” – an overall average of only 0.28 hours spent reading per day. I find that hard to believe, given all the types of “reading” we face daily, including emails and texts.
Despite these declining numbers in readership, Statista had some positive things to note: As of 2018, 74 percent of adults stated that they have read at least one book in the past year, and additionally, Americans continue to spend around 110 U.S. dollars per year on reading.
[https://www.statista.com/topics/3928/reading-habits-in-the-us/]
