Audiobook Market in Europe 2025-2029

Audiobook Market In Europe 2025-2029

The audiobook market in Europe is forecasted to grow by USD 4379.7 million during 2024-2029, accelerating at a CAGR of 28.8% during the forecast period. The report on the audiobook market in Europe provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by benefits and reader engagement of audiobooks, rising adoption of online local language translation modules, and increased popularity of audiobooks among commuters.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market size data, segment with regional analysis and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key companies. Reports have historic and forecast data.

Technavio's audiobook market in Europe is segmented as below:

By Age Group

  • Adult
  • Kids
By Genre
  • Non-fiction
  • Fiction
By Platform
  • Online streaming
  • Downloadable
  • Physical media
By Geographical Landscape
  • Europe
This study identifies the growing shift toward subscription-based models as one of the prime reasons driving the audiobook market in Europe growth during the next few years. Also, growing popularity of online education and digital literacy and increasing use of voice assistants and smart speakers to listen to audiobooks will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the audiobook market in Europe covers the following areas:
  • Audiobook Market in Europe sizing
  • Audiobook Market in Europe forecast
  • Audiobook Market in Europe industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading audiobook market in Europe vendors that include Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Awesound Inc., Barnes and Noble Booksellers Inc., Bertelsmann SE and Co. KGaA, Blackstone Audio Inc., Google LLC, Lulu Press Inc., News Corp., Nextory AB, Podium Publishing ULC, Rakuten Group Inc., RBmedia, Realm of Possibility Inc., Scribd Inc., Storytel AB, Strathmore Publishing and the Strathmore Studios, Ulverscroft Ltd., Vivendi SE, and W.F. Howes Ltd.. Also, the audiobook market in Europe analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive primary and secondary research. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
  • Technavio Analysis
    • Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
    • Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Factors of disruption
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Data Table on - Parent Market
    • Market characteristics
    • Value chain analysis
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
    • Market segment analysis
    • Market size 2024
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Regional - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Regional - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Audiobook Market in Europe 2019 - 2023
      • Table Historic Market Size - Data Table on Audiobook Market in Europe 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
    • Age Group segment analysis 2019 - 2023
    • Genre segment analysis 2019 - 2023
    • Platform segment analysis 2019 - 2023
    • Geography segment analysis 2019 - 2023
  • Qualitative Analysis
    • AI Impact on Audiobook Market in Europe
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
    • Bargaining power of buyers
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
    • Threat of new entrants
    • Threat of substitutes
    • Threat of rivalry
    • Market condition
  • Market Segmentation by Age Group
    • Market segments
      • Table Data Table on Age Group - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
    • Comparison by Age Group
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Age Group
    • Adult - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Adult - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Adult - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Kids - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Kids - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Kids - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Age Group
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Age Group ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by Genre
    • Market segments
      • Table Data Table on Genre - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
    • Comparison by Genre
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Genre
    • Non-fiction - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Non-fiction - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Non-fiction - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Fiction - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Fiction - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Fiction - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Genre
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Genre ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by Platform
    • Market segments
      • Table Data Table on Platform - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
    • Comparison by Platform
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Platform
    • Online streaming - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Online streaming - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Online streaming - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Downloadable - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Downloadable - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Downloadable - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Physical media - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Physical media - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Physical media - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Platform
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Platform ($ million)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography - 2024-2029 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • The Netherlands - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on The Netherlands - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on The Netherlands - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • France - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on France - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on France - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Rest of Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
      • Table Data Table on Rest of Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Rest of Europe - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity/Restraints
    • Market drivers
      • Benefits and reader engagement of audiobooks
      • Rising adoption of online local language translation modules
      • Increased popularity of audiobooks among commuters
    • Market challenges
      • Growing threat of copyright infringement
      • Inefficient management of audiobook content
      • Increasing threat from open-source content
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
    • Market opportunities/restraints
      • Growing shift toward subscription-based models
      • Growing popularity of online education and digital literacy
      • Increasing use of voice assistants and smart speakers to listen to audiobooks
  • Competitive Landscape
    • Overview
    • Competitive Landscape
    • Landscape disruption
    • Industry risks
  • Competitive Analysis
    • Companies profiled
    • Company ranking index
    • Market positioning of companies
    • Amazon.com Inc.
    • Apple Inc.
    • Barnes and Noble Booksellers Inc.
    • Bertelsmann SE and Co. KGaA
    • Blackstone Audio Inc.
    • Google LLC
    • News Corp.
    • Podium Publishing ULC
    • Rakuten Group Inc.
    • RBmedia
    • Scribd Inc.
    • Storytel AB
    • Ulverscroft Ltd.
    • Vivendi SE
    • W.F. Howes Ltd.
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
    • Data procurement
    • Data validation
    • Validation techniques employed for market sizing
    • Data synthesis
    • 360 degree market analysis
    • List of abbreviations

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