Book readers' most read genres U.S. 2022

According to the results of a survey held in late 2022, books falling into the history genre were most read by American book readers in that year, with 41 percent of book lovers and readers saying they had read a history book in 2022. Biographies and mystery books were also popular, whereas romance and self-help books were less read.

Most popular book genres read in the last year among book readers in the United States as of December 2022

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 2022

Number of respondents

374 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

among book readers only (see notes)

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Sample was primarily disseminated via social media and was not random. Data was not weighted by gender, age group, location or any other factors. Some respondents self-identified as "readers"; the bias on the accounts reached skew towards writers, authors, self-identified book lovers, bloggers, online marketers, other artists (musicians, crafters, photographers etc). Based on composition of followers, results skew away from sports-, religion-, scientists/healthcare-, fashion-, food- and travel-themed or focused accounts.

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