According to the World Culture Score Index, the largest number of book lovers lives in Asia. Russia is located near the end of the rating. The average Russian reads only 2 hours more during the week than the average US resident.
Today we offer the top ten, which included the most reading countries in the world. All states are ranked by the number of hours per week spent reading books.
10. Hungary (6 hours 48 minutes)
In Hungary, one of the most developed public library systems in Europe. Attraction to the culture of reading takes place in the country from a very young age - children's libraries are not only places for storing books, but also leisure centers that are visited by the whole family.
8.-9. Sweden (6 hours 54 minutes)
Sweden gave the world Astrid Lindgren and Tove Jansson. Little Swedes are happy to read stories about Carlson, Peppy Longstocking and the mummy trolls. Books about the history of the country, especially about the Viking period, are very popular.
8.-9. France (6 hours 54 minutes)
French literature is famous for the names of Flaubert, Moliere, Balzac, Maupassant, Proust. However, modern Frenchmen actively read modern literature. The same. Who prefers classics, among the favorite books are often called the works of Russian writers - Tolstoy, Bulgakov, Dostoevsky.
7. Russia (7 hours. 06 minutes.)
The list of favorite authors of the Russian reader is very mottled. According to surveys, our compatriots equally love Turgenev, Gogol, Swift, Dumas, Akunin, Lukyanenko, Cervantes and Tolstoy.
6. Czech Republic (7 hours. 24 minutes)
Czechs very actively popularize reading among children - books in Czech are published very colorful, often with elements of the game. The most popular character in children's literature is the mole, it is familiar to the Russians in the animated film "How to sew a mole panties." Adult Czechs prefer the books of J. Hasek, Tolkien, S. Mayer.
5. Egypt (7 hours 30 minutes)
Absolute leadership in the country belongs to religious literature. About 29% of the population reads fiction books, another 10% prefer political literature, due to the unstable situation in the region.
4. Philippines (7 hours 36 minutes)
Little Filipinos enjoy reading national fairy tales. Widespread knowledge of the English language contributes to the widespread dissemination of English-language literature in the country.
3. China (8 hours)
The list of Chinese bestsellers includes books on the history of the PRC, the writings of Mao, as well as fiction historical novels about the period of the 12th-18th centuries. Of the translated works in Chinese bookstores, Steve Jobs does not have a biography.
2. Thailand (9 hours 24 minutes)
Thais are very fond of poetry. Among the most popular authors are Angkarn Kalayanapong, who writes in modern language, as well as Naovoat Fongpeibun, whose poems resemble a traditional style.
1. India (10 hours 42 minutes)
The most read country in the world known for its distinctive rich literature. Indians enjoy reading both Indian and English. By the way, the work of Solzhenitsyn is quite popular in the country.
