BookBeat increased its revenue in the first quarter of 2026, corresponding to growth of 14 percent adjusted for currency effects compared with the same period last year. All markets reported revenue growth, including the mature Swedish market, which continues to show double-digit growth. In Germany, BookBeat set a new record for the number of new users trying the service.
Vandaag begint hét Nederlandse Boekenfeest van het jaar, de Boekenweek, en dit jaar is BookBeat een trotse sponsor. De streamingdienst presenteert nu een overzicht van het gebruik van luisterboeken in Nederland. De typische luisteraar van luisterboeken is een vrouw tussen de 18 en 44 jaar die in de middag luistert, vaak met een roman of een thriller in haar koptelefoon terwijl ze op vakantie is.
BookBeat is de luisterboeken partner van Boekenweek 2026 en viert deze samenwerking door iedereen in Nederland het Boekenweekgeschenk van dit jaar, Piaggio van Hendrik Groen, pseudoniem van Peter de Smet, cadeau te geven als digitaal luisterboek.
Following a strong inflow of new paying users during the year, BookBeat's revenue increased to EUR 146 million (SEK 1.54 billion). This represents growth of 13 percent; adjusted for currency effects, growth amounted to 15 percent. Profitability improved significantly, and by the end of the year nearly 1.2 million users were paying for the service across all markets.
The annual rankings of the most-listened titles in BookBeat’s markets during 2025 are now ready. This year’s most-listened book across all BookBeat markets was the German translation of the international hit Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.
On November 30, 2015, the BookBeat app became available in the App Store and on Google Play, allowing the first Swedish users to start listening to audiobooks. Ten years later, BookBeat operates in ten countries and is approaching 1.2 million users who, over the past decade, have listened to 1.3 billion hours of audiobooks.
Audiobook service BookBeat continues its strong growth in both established and new markets. During the first nine months of the year, revenues increased by 14 percent, driven by a record-high influx of new users, particularly in Sweden and Poland.
