Whether you’re a bookworm, beach reader, or die-hard book club participant, it’s likely you’re curious about what those around you actually read. Thankfully, Kindle is spilling the data. From the genres we couldn’t get enough of to the most popular times for page turning, Kindle is recapping how Australians read—and the findings might surprise you.
According to Amazon Kindle’s 2025 Year in Reading, Aussie readers turned an average of more than 1.6 billion pages every month, proving that even in a screen-saturated world, the pull of a good story and an appetite for escapism remain unmatched.
From early-morning chapters before work to late-night reading sessions that stretched well past bedtime, reading was a daily ritual for many Australians throughout much of last year, which we suspect has continued.
January marked the peak of the nation’s reading habits (New Year’s resolutions, who?), and mornings—rather than midnight—proved to be Australia’s favourite time to read. When it came to authors, Freida McFadden captured readers’ attention as the most-read Kindle author of the year.
Not surprisingly, romance reigned supreme as our most-loved genre, followed closely by fantasy and suspense. Onyx Storm emerged as Australia’s most-read fiction title of the year, while The Housemaid and The Lost Bookshop dominated bestseller lists.
And while it will likely come as no surprise to those deep in BookTok, series obsession and screen adaptations continued to shape reading trends. Zodiac Academy and Chestnut Springs became the most-binged reads, while The Summer I Turned Pretty drove a 372% spike in book downloads. Beyond pages turned, readers highlighted 644 million moments, with one line from Onyx Storm standing out as the most-memorable of the year.
From romance reads to all-consuming epics, Amazon Kindle’s Year in Reading celebrates the stories that brought Australians together in 2025—one chapter at a time—proving there’s always time for a few more pages.
If you’ve been looking for a sign to invest in a Kindle, consider this it. Suddenly, carrying your latest read on the morning commute is effortless, while features like an adjustable front light make it just as easy to squeeze in a few chapters on a bright beach or long after the lights are out.
Whether you’re building your digital library from scratch or upgrading your current device, below are our editors’ picks of the best Kindle e-readers and the books we can’t stop recommending.
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ELLE KENNEDY
Off Campus Boxed Set
EMMA BRODIE
Into The Blue
ALISON ESPACH
The Wedding People
EMILY HENRY
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