Spotify Expands Audiobooks to More than 180 Markets
Spotify says the rollout will give more than 750 million users access to 350,000 titles in over 120 languages.
- On Wednesday, Spotify announced it is expanding its audiobook service to over 180 countries by the end of 2026, granting access to virtually all of its 750 million monthly active users worldwide.
- Three years after launching audiobooks, Spotify decided to expand beyond 22 markets following a year where monthly audiobook listeners grew close to 40 percent.
- Working with more than 300 publishers globally, including Planeta and Mondadori, Spotify added more than 350,000 titles in over 120 languages to support the rollout.
- Spotify's Audiobook+ service has gained over 1 million users, generating more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue as subscribers pay to double listening time to 30 hours monthly.
- Executives aim to weave stories into daily routines to compete with platforms like Audible, with Owen Smith, Spotify's VP of Audiobooks, stating the company builds products to help people discover new books.
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Spotify Takes Audiobooks Global With Expansion To More Than 180 Markets
Spotify is dramatically expanding its audiobook business, taking the service from 22 markets to more than 180 worldwide by the end of 2026. Announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the rollout will also broaden Spotify’s audiobook catalogue with more titles in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Polish, among other languages. In total, the platform says its audiobook offering will span more than 120 languages. The expansion marks another major step fo…
The Spotify will globally expand its audiobook service and intend to move from the current 22 markets to more than 180 by the end of 2026. The expansion, announced during the Frankfurt Book Fair, will take the audio books to more than 750 million people, alongside the platform's music and podcast catalogs. R$ 53 million: French police arrest five suspects for the theft of works in Renoir Museum Video: Woman decides to meet her 'Seu Chico', who p…
Over 350,000 titles in 120 languages, including Portuguese. Monthly listeners grew almost 40% in a year and the hours listened to more than 30%.
The Swedish company is now launching audio books in over 180 countries. By the end of the year, the Group wants to make them available.
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