Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 25-74 years old, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
60
Highest
95.0%
Norway
Lowest
0.3%
El Salvador
Median
65.2%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
757
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 25-74 years old, male (%) is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 95.0% in Norway; the lowest is 0.3% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.2%, and the mean is 55.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 317.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 3,166.7%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 84.2%).
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 95.0% | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 94.6% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 93.6% | 2014 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 90.0% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 5 | Hong Kong, China | 88.3% | 2022 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 83.6% | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 83.3% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 8 | Cyprus | 80.9% | 2023 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 80.7% | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 78.3% | 2016 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 77.7% | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 77.7% | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 77.1% | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 75.6% | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 74.3% | 2016 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 73.8% | 2022 | up 1,071.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Serbia | 73.2% | 2023 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 17 | Montenegro | 73.2% | 2022 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 71.8% | 2022 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 71.6% | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 21 | Malta | 71.3% | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 22 | Belarus | 71.0% | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 70.4% | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 69.9% | 2016 | up 186.5% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 69.8% | 2023 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Portugal | 69.2% | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 68.6% | 2023 | up 3,166.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Belgium | 68.0% | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 67.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 66.3% | 2016 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 31 | Bahrain | 64.1% | 2023 | up 187.4% | rising |
| 32 | Slovakia | 63.4% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 60.6% | 2023 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Greece | 59.8% | 2016 | up 288.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 58.5% | 2023 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 36 | Türkiye | 58.1% | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 56.6% | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 38 | France | 56.5% | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 39 | Singapore | 54.0% | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 40 | Macau, China | 53.6% | 2021 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 51.0% | 2023 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 49.5% | 2017 | up 816.7% | rising |
| 43 | Ireland | 38.8% | 2015 | up 743.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Georgia | 37.0% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 45 | Mexico | 29.4% | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Mauritius | 28.5% | 2020 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Paraguay | 27.8% | 2023 | up 1,535.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Qatar | 25.1% | 2020 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 49 | Thailand | 25.0% | 2020 | up 468.2% | rising |
| 50 | Ukraine | 22.4% | 2021 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Jamaica | 20.2% | 2021 | up 477.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Colombia | 19.4% | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 14.4% | 2023 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 11.7% | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 55 | Estonia | 9.0% | 2017 | down 80.9% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 6.3% | 2022 | up 687.5% | rising |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 5.8% | 2023 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 2.6% | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Albania | 2.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2020 | down 84.2% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release