A growing number of Americans are abandoning the daily habit of reading books, a practice favored by billionaires like Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey. A 2025 JPMorgan survey indicated that reading is the top shared habit among billionaires, yet two in five Americans did not read a single book in the past year, with pleasure reading declining by 40% over two decades. Experts attribute this shift to the attention economy, amplified by social media and AI, which is impacting critical thinking and leadership skills, particularly among Gen Z. AI
IMPACT The decline in reading, exacerbated by AI, may hinder the development of critical thinking and leadership skills.
RANK_REASON Article discusses a trend and its implications, citing experts and surveys, rather than announcing a new product or event.
- AI
- Alison Taylor
- Barack Obama
- Bill Gates
- BookTok
- Brooke Vuckovic
- Chris Hyams
- Danny Meyer
- Gen Z
- Indeed
- Jamie Dimon
- JPMorgan
- Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management
- NYU’s Stern School of Business
- Oprah Winfrey
- Shake Shack
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