The streaming service BookBeat continues to grow steadily, and revenues grew by 16 percent during the first quarter of 2025 compared to 2024. The growth is driven by an increasing number of paying users. The quarter also saw the highest influx of new trial users ever recorded by BookBeat, both in the mature markets such as Finland, Germany and Sweden as well as internationally.
For the streaming service BookBeat, 2024 was the most successful year in the company's history to date. Growth amounted to 21 percent for the full year, landing at SEK 1.36 billion. The company also reported a positive EBITA result for the first time since its inception in 2015. In September, the goal of one million paying users per month was also achieved.
Audiobook streaming service, BookBeat's revenue and the number of paying users grew by 28% in 2023. In total, revenues in 2023 amounted to SEK 1.122 billion (877 million SEK in 2022). Over 70% of revenues came from international markets outside of its domestic market, Sweden. The number of paying users increased by 200,000 users to 915,000 paying users at the end of 2023 (715,000 in 2022).
BookBeat, one of Europe’s leading streaming services for audiobooks, is strengthening its Italian catalogue by entering an agreement with Pottermore Publishing, the publisher of the internationally beloved Harry Potter series.
Since its launch in October 2022, BookBeat has witnessed positive growth in Italy and the data demonstrates that it’s a market with great potential for the years to c
BookBeat, uno dei servizi di streaming leader in Europa nel settore degli audiolibri, sta rafforzando il suo catalogo italiano grazie a un accordo con Pottermore Publishing, l’editore dell’amatissima serie di Harry Potter.
Fin dal suo lancio in Italia nell’ottobre 2022, BookBeat ha registrato una crescita positiva in questo Paese, e i dati di mercato confermano che l’Italia abbia un grande
BookBeat, l'un des services leaders de streaming de livres audio en Europe, renforce son catalogue français en signant un accord avec Editis et sa marque de livres audio Lizzie, et Pottermore, éditeur numérique de la série à succès Harry Potter, qui a vendu plusieurs millions d'exemplaires
BookBeat, one of Europe’s leading streaming services for audiobooks, is strengthening its French catalogue by entering an agreement with France’s second-largest publishing group, Editis and Lizzie – its audiobook brand- as well as with Pottermore, digital publisher of the multi-million bestselling Harry Potter series.
BookBeat is one of Europe's leading streaming services for audiobooks and e-books. The company was founded in 2015 and is owned by Bonnier Books, one of Europe’s leading publishing companies. In May 2016 the first broad launch was initiated on the Swedish market. Today, BookBeat has more than 150 employees located in Stockholm, Karlstad, Berlin, Oslo, Helsinki and Warsaw. As of today, BookBeat is available in 28 European markets and has over 700 000 paying users.
