Spotify to Expand Audiobooks From 22 Markets to Over 180 by End of 2026
Spotify plans to widen audiobook access from 22 markets to more than 180 by the end of 2026, adding new language catalogs and three ways to listen.
The story in focus
Spotify announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair that it will expand audiobooks from 22 markets to more than 180 by the end of 2026, reaching a stated 750 million people. New markets get more than 350,000 titles across over 120 languages via Premium hours, Audiobooks+, or direct purchase.
- Spotify says access will grow from 22 markets to over 180 by the end of 2026, covering more than 750 million people
- New markets will offer over 350,000 titles across more than 120 languages, with catalogs added in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Polish
- Audiobooks+ comes to Student plans in Ireland, Belgium, Austria and Finland in November
What is changing
At the Frankfurt Book Fair, Spotify said audiobook access will widen from 22 markets to more than 180 by the end of 2026, with pricing and availability varying by country. The company says the expansion puts more than 350,000 titles and over 120 languages in reach, including new catalogs in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Polish. Spotify says all its audiobook partnerships are non-exclusive.
How listeners get access
In new markets, eligible Premium subscribers get 12 hours of audiobook listening monthly, an option Spotify says is coming to Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Chile, Norway and Peru, among others. Audiobooks+, a paid add-on for extra hours, is the primary route in markets across Africa, Asia and Argentina. Individual titles can also be bought and kept.
Page Match and Student plans
Page Match, which moves readers between print, e-book and audio, gains page-number support via scanning a book's ISBN barcode, and works in more than 30 languages. In November, Student plan users in Ireland, Belgium, Austria and Finland can add Audiobooks+. Spotify reports more than one million Audiobooks+ subscribers and over $100 million in annual recurring revenue.
Does Spotify's audiobook expansion replace Premium listening hours with an add-on?
No. Spotify says eligible Premium subscribers in new markets get 12 audiobook hours monthly within their plan, while Audiobooks+ is a separate paid add-on for extra hours and the primary access route in some regions.
Sources & further reading
- Audiobooks on Spotify Are Going Global — Spotify ↗newsroom.spotify.com
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