Spotify to expand audiobooks from 22 to over 180 markets by end of 2026
Spotify said it will expand audiobook access from 22 to more than 180 markets by the end of 2026, reaching over 750 million people with more than 350,000 titles.
What you need to know
Spotify announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair that its audiobooks will expand from 22 markets to more than 180 by the end of 2026, reaching over 750 million people. The catalog spans more than 350,000 titles in over 120 languages, and the company said its publisher partnerships are non-exclusive.
- Spotify plans to grow audiobook access from 22 markets to more than 180 by the end of 2026.
- New markets will offer more than 350,000 titles across over 120 languages.
- Audiobooks+ has surpassed one million subscribers and $100 million in annual recurring revenue, Spotify said.
Expansion plans
Spotify announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair that audiobooks will move from 22 markets to more than 180 by the end of 2026. The company said that would make audiobooks available to over 750 million people and include more than 350,000 titles across over 120 languages, with new catalogs in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Polish among them. Spotify said its publisher partnerships are non-exclusive.
Access and new features
New markets will offer several access routes. Eligible Premium subscribers in countries including Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Chile, Norway and Peru will get 12 hours of audiobook listening monthly, while Audiobooks+ will be the primary access method across Africa, Asia and Argentina. Listeners can also buy individual titles, with availability and pricing varying by market.
Spotify also said Page Match, which lets readers move between print, e-book and audio, will add page numbers via ISBN barcode scanning. The feature works in more than 30 languages. In November, Student plan users in Ireland, Belgium, Austria and Finland will be able to add Audiobooks+.
Company figures
Spotify said Audiobooks+ has more than one million subscribers and exceeds $100 million in annual recurring revenue since launching just over a year ago. It reported that monthly audiobook listeners grew nearly 40% over the past year, with listening hours up more than 30%. Owen Smith, VP of Audiobooks at Spotify, described audiobooks as a way for many people to return to reading.
When does Spotify expect audiobooks to be available in more than 180 markets?
Spotify said it plans to reach more than 180 markets by the end of 2026, up from 22 markets, with availability and pricing varying by market.
Sources & context
- Audiobooks on Spotify Are Going Global — Spotify ↗newsroom.spotify.com
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