{
  "title": "How many words a year does daily reading add? A computed model",
  "url": "https://materlu.com/en/knowledge/studies/reading-word-exposure-by-minutes/",
  "inLanguage": "en",
  "updated": "2026-07-12",
  "tables": [
    {
      "caption": "Word exposure by daily reading time (at 100 words/min)",
      "columns": [
        "Daily reading",
        "Words per day",
        "Words per year"
      ],
      "rows": [
        [
          "5 min/day",
          "500",
          "182,500"
        ],
        [
          "10 min/day",
          "1,000",
          "365,000"
        ],
        [
          "20 min/day",
          "2,000",
          "730,000"
        ],
        [
          "30 min/day",
          "3,000",
          "1,095,000"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "charts": [
    {
      "title": "Words per year (thousands) at 100 words/min",
      "unit": "k words/yr",
      "data": [
        {
          "label": "5m",
          "value": 182
        },
        {
          "label": "10m",
          "value": 365
        },
        {
          "label": "20m",
          "value": 730
        },
        {
          "label": "30m",
          "value": 1095
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}