Audiobook streaming service BookBeat increased its revenue by 13 percent during the first half of 2026, adjusted for currency effects. The number of paying users surpasssed 1.2 million in April. BookBeat also set a new record when 10,931 people signed up to try the service. In addition, BookBeat recorded the highest customer loyalty in the company's history during the first six months of 2026.
To help listeners navigate thousands of titles, BookBeat’s book experts have curated special lists featuring the best audiobooks of the summer.
Om luisteraars wegwijs te maken in het enorme aanbod, hebben BookBeats boekexperts speciale lijsten samengesteld met de beste luisterboeken van de zomer.
To help listeners navigate thousands of titles, BookBeat’s book experts have curated special lists featuring the best audiobooks of the summer.
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.
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.
During her visit to the Gothenburg Bookfair, author Julia Quinn will be awarded the international honorary prize “BookBeat Outstanding Author Award”, a newly established, data-driven prize presented by BookBeat to authors whose works have made an exceptional impact among the service’s 1.1 million listeners and readers in Sweden and internationally.
The audiobook service BookBeat’s growth journey continues. During the first half of 2025, the number of paying users increased by 16 percent compared to the same period last year, surpassing the milestone of 1.1 million. At the same time, revenues rose by 15 percent. June saw the highest influx of new users ever in Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
The sun is out, the deckchairs are calling, and for many Brits, there’s no better companion during a summer break than a gripping audiobook. Summer is when BookBeat sees the biggest surge in new listeners – but what exactly are people in the UK tuning into in summer 2025?
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, 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 pote
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 come.
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 and Simon & Schuster, a global leader in general interest publishing, have signed an agreement to add over 7,000 English-language audiobooks to the BookBeat service. Simon & Schuster’s distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world’s most popular and widely recognized writers and winners of the most prestigious literary honours and awardsWe are so happy to bring Simon
