🔴 🇬🇧 **The British Reader is in Decline as The Reading Agency Reveals Half of UK Adults Don’t Read Regularly**

23 July 2024

“Only 50% of UK adults now read regularly for pleasure, down from 58% in 2015.[5]

15% of UK adults have never read regularly for pleasure, an 88% increase since 2015.[6]

35% of UK adults are “lapsed readers” who used to read but have stopped.

Young UK adults (16-24) face the most barriers to reading, with 24% saying they’ve never been regular readers.”

🔗 https://readingagency.org.uk/the-british-reader-is-in-decline-as-the-reading-agency-reveals-half-of-uk-adults-dont-read-regularly/

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