Im in a meeting at DPI (NC Department of Public Instruction), but had to blog this one.
It’s out. The biggest readers in the world are…. “Indians”. According to a study NOP World Culture Score Index, surveying 30,000 people in 30 countries, people in India read 10.7 hours a week. Also ranking were:
- Thailand — 9.4 hours a week
- China — 8
- Russia — 7.1
- Australia — 6.3
- United States — 5.7
- United Kingdom — 5.3
- Japan — 4.1
- South Korea — 3.1
The global average was 6.5.
“Indians ‘World’s Biggest Readers’.” BBCNews 27 Jun 2005. 08 Jul 2005 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4626857.stm>.