Spotify
Spotify is originally a music streaming service, that added audiobooks as an optional extra, but has become de facto one of the most popular platforms for audiobooks. Over 250,000 audiobooks are available to subscribers in the Spotify catalog, ranging from science fiction to steamy romances and everything in between. Audiobooks are available only to Premium subscribers, who are entitled to a certain number of audiobook hours per month (i.e. 15). You can also subscribe to the Audiobooks+ add-on, which increases this number of hours. One-time top-ups are also available.
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22.05.26. Spotify launches audiobook creation tool
Spotify has unveiled a new AI-powered tool (powered by ElevenLabs) for self-publishing audiobooks on the "Spotify for Authors" platform. Authors will currently only be able to create audiobook versions of their works in English. AI-powered audiobook creation does not bind authors to an exclusive contract, meaning they are free to publish their audiobooks anywhere. Additionally, Spotify will expand its Audiobook+ plans this year with increased listening limits and will add new features for students and families in the future. Thanks to these initiatives, the company claims to increase listening hours by 60% year-over-year. In recent years, Spotify has significantly increased its focus on audiobooks and has managed to expand its catalog to 700,000 titles. Spotify currently has over a million Audiobook+ subscribers and the platform plans to generate $100 million in annual revenue.
2026. Spotify Wrapped includes audiobooks for the first time
Audiobooks have appeared for the first time in the main Spotify Wrapped section - a report in the Spotify app that is formed at the end of the year. It shows what you've listened to most over the past 12 months. Wrapped features a vibrant and interactive design easy to share with friends. Audiobooks such as Rebecca Yarros's The Fourth Wing and Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses made the overall rankings. Spotify also notes that "The biggest trends were undoubtedly racy romances and romantic fantasies, which continue to dominate book culture. We're also seeing a real surge in music memoirs, as readers love these behind-the-scenes glimpses into creative life. And film adaptations of books continue to be incredibly popular, with hits like Stephen King's The Summer I Was Beautiful and The Long Walk fueling interest in older works."
2025. Spotify added AI Recaps for audiobooks
Spotify has introduced a Recaps feature for audiobooks, allowing users to listen to a summary of the book up to the place where they finished reading. The Recaps button is located at the top of the audiobook page. Spotify stated that recaps will appear after users have listened to 15-20 minutes of a book and will be updated regularly as they listen. The company added that Spotify does not use audiobook content to train its models and that recaps do not reproduce the original text. Recaps is currently in beta testing and is available on iOS for a limited number of English-language titles, with plans to expand it over time. Earlier this year, Amazon launched a similar feature, Kindle Recaps, for text-based ebooks.
22.05.26. Spotify launches audiobook creation tool
Spotify has unveiled a new AI-powered tool (powered by ElevenLabs) for self-publishing audiobooks on the "Spotify for Authors" platform. Authors will currently only be able to create audiobook versions of their works in English. AI-powered audiobook creation does not bind authors to an exclusive contract, meaning they are free to publish their audiobooks anywhere. Additionally, Spotify will expand its Audiobook+ plans this year with increased listening limits and will add new features for students and families in the future. Thanks to these initiatives, the company claims to increase listening hours by 60% year-over-year. In recent years, Spotify has significantly increased its focus on audiobooks and has managed to expand its catalog to 700,000 titles. Spotify currently has over a million Audiobook+ subscribers and the platform plans to generate $100 million in annual revenue.
2026. Spotify Wrapped includes audiobooks for the first time
Audiobooks have appeared for the first time in the main Spotify Wrapped section - a report in the Spotify app that is formed at the end of the year. It shows what you've listened to most over the past 12 months. Wrapped features a vibrant and interactive design easy to share with friends. Audiobooks such as Rebecca Yarros's The Fourth Wing and Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses made the overall rankings. Spotify also notes that "The biggest trends were undoubtedly racy romances and romantic fantasies, which continue to dominate book culture. We're also seeing a real surge in music memoirs, as readers love these behind-the-scenes glimpses into creative life. And film adaptations of books continue to be incredibly popular, with hits like Stephen King's The Summer I Was Beautiful and The Long Walk fueling interest in older works."
2025. Spotify added AI Recaps for audiobooks
Spotify has introduced a Recaps feature for audiobooks, allowing users to listen to a summary of the book up to the place where they finished reading. The Recaps button is located at the top of the audiobook page. Spotify stated that recaps will appear after users have listened to 15-20 minutes of a book and will be updated regularly as they listen. The company added that Spotify does not use audiobook content to train its models and that recaps do not reproduce the original text. Recaps is currently in beta testing and is available on iOS for a limited number of English-language titles, with plans to expand it over time. Earlier this year, Amazon launched a similar feature, Kindle Recaps, for text-based ebooks.
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