Books have always moved with us, whether tucked in our bags or humming in our headphones. With audiobooks, Spotify is building new ways to bring our favorite stories along for the ride.
Just over two years after launching, Audiobooks in Premium is now live in 22 markets. We've grown our catalog nearly fivefold, from 150,000 to more than 700,000 titles. We pay out hundreds of millions of dollars annually to authors and publishers, bringing new audiences to audiobooks through a platform millions already use every day.
Now we're rolling out a set of updates that make it easier to discover books, return to the ones you've started, and move between formats depending on what fits the moment.
These updates demonstrate our continued ambition to make reading fit into modern life, said Owen Smith, Spotify's Global Head of Audiobooks. Whether it's discovering a book the same way you'd find a song or podcast on Spotify, picking up the audiobook on your commute, using Page Match to switch to a physical copy at home, or jumping back in with a Recap, we're making it easier for people to engage with books while supporting growth for authors and publishers along the way.
New ways into your next book Shop Bookshop on Spotify in the U.S. and U.K. Following our announcement earlier this year, readers in the U.S. and U.K. can now purchase physical books via the Spotify app on Android, through our partnership with Bookshop.org. By connecting digital discovery with physical book sales, we're giving listeners more ways to experience the stories they love while supporting authors and independent bookstores. Users on iOS will be able to purchase books from next week.
Page Match expands to more languages
Page Match, which allows listeners to move seamlessly between an audiobook and their printed or e-book edition, is expanding to more than 30 additional languages including French, German, and Swedish.
Since launching the feature for English language books in February, we've received positive reactions from listeners who want a more flexible, multi-format reading experience. Many users have recently started streaming audiobooks on Spotify for the first time, and those who have used Page Match stream an average of 55% more audiobook hours each week than other listeners. Additionally, 62% of Page Matched audiobook titles on Spotify are books users had never streamed previously.
Recaps are now on Android Audiobook Recaps are now available on Android, meaning listeners using both iOS and Android devices can access the feature. Recaps offer short audio summaries tailored to your most recent listening point to give you a refresher on the story so far, making it easier to jump back in.
Audiobook Charts arrive in Germany Audiobook Charts are expanding to Germany, introducing rankings for Top Audiobooks overall and by genre, based on listening behavior and engagement on Spotify. Top genres will include sci fi and fantasy; mystery and thriller; self help; and kids and family. Like our music and podcast charts, these rankings update weekly.
A new kids and family chart in the U.S. and U.K.
Following the initial rollout of Audiobook Charts earlier this year in the U.S. and U.K., we're introducing a dedicated chart for kids and family titles in those markets.
What this means for the book community We believe the future of reading should fit into how people actually live, whether that means listening on the go, reading at home, or moving between the two. For listeners, these updates add more ways to find your next book, pick back up where you left off, and switch between listening and reading when it fits the moment.
For authors and publishers, expanding these features across devices, markets, and languages creates more opportunities for discovery and sustained engagement. And with more than 751 million monthly active users globally, we can help connect books with new listeners at scale.
Browse the Audiobooks hub on Spotify.
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Books have always moved with us, whether tucked in our bags or humming in our headphones. With audiobooks, Spotify is building new ways to bring our favorite stories along for the ride.
