Spotify will expand its audiobook service to more than 180 markets by the end of 2026, significantly increasing access beyond the 22 markets where the feature is currently available. The company says the expansion will give its 750 million users worldwide more ways to stream or purchase audiobooks.

Listeners in the newly supported markets will have access to more than 350,000 titles in over 120 languages. Spotify also plans to add catalogues in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Polish as part of the wider rollout.

How Spotify will offer audiobooks

Spotify says its audiobook partnerships with authors will be non-exclusive. Depending on the market, users will be able to access audiobooks through three options: books included with a Premium plan, the Audiobooks+ add-on and direct purchases.

The company has not provided a market-by-market breakdown of which options will be available in each location. The broader launch is planned for completion by the end of 2026.

Audiobooks+ expands to more Student users

Spotify will also extend Audiobooks+ to Student plan users in Ireland, Belgium, Austria and Finland in November. The add-on lets eligible users purchase additional audiobook listening hours.

According to Spotify, Audiobooks+ has more than one million subscribers and has passed $100 million in annual recurring revenue. The figures highlight the growing role of audiobooks within Spotify’s subscription business, alongside its established music and podcast offerings.

Page Match adds page-number support

Spotify is updating Page Match, a feature introduced in February that helps readers move between print or electronic books and their audio versions. More than one million readers have used the feature to begin a book in one format and continue it in another.

The update adds support for page numbers. Spotify says users will be able to scan a book’s ISBN barcode and then use page numbers to locate their position in the audiobook or connected reading experience.

The combination of broader market availability and improved format switching could make Spotify’s audiobook service more useful for readers who alternate between physical books, e-books and audio. However, the exact catalogue, plan support and purchase options will depend on the market where each listener is located.