Indonesian Interest in Books Surpasses Singapore's
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Based on a report by the global e-commerce platform Picodi.com, Indonesian people's interest in buying books ranks fifth in Asia. This ranking is significantly better than that of Singapore and Vietnam.
The survey shows that 63% of Indonesians buy at least one book per year. This figure is slightly higher than Vietnam (60%) and Singapore (51%). However, Indonesia lags behind Thailand (79%), Malaysia (76%), and the Philippines (69%).
Turkey has the highest percentage of people who buy books (87%), followed by Russia (82%), and Spain (81%). Picodi's report is based on a survey of 7,800 respondents from 41 countries worldwide.
Regarding the most popular genres, the majority of Indonesian readers choose fiction (75%). Other popular genres include non-fiction (41%), business (33%), and popular science (31%).
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