The greatest number of the individuals reading newspapers five or more times a week were in Friuli-Venezia Giulia with over 45 percent of readers among the population. Readers from Trentino South-Tyrol followed in the ranking with 44.7 percent.
Share of regular newspaper readers out of overall population in Italy in 2018, by region*
Characteristic
Share of readers
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
45.3
Trentino South-Tyrol
44.7
Liguria
41.5
Sardinia
41.4
Provincia Autonoma di Trento
40.2
Tuscany
38.7
Emilia-Romagna
37.8
Lombardy
35.3
Umbria
33.3
Marche
33
Veneto
32.8
Piedmont
31.5
Lazio
31
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