Average print run of a book
Copies printed per title of a book or booklet, per year
EEnlightUpdated: Aug 26, 2026
About this metric
The average print run is the number of copies printed per title of a book or booklet. It is the copies printed in a year divided by the titles published that year.
In 2025, a title was printed in 450.8 copies on average. In 2010 the figure was 727.8, the highest in the period shown, and in 2020 it was 322.4, the lowest.
In 2021 the average rose to 578.2 copies, and in 2022 it fell to 336.0. In 2023-2025 it stayed between 448.3 and 455.8 copies.
