Spotify expands audiobooks to Sweden and Nordics
Spotify has extended audiobook streaming to five additional European territories, bringing the service to Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Monaco. Premium subscribers in these markets receive 12 complimentary listening hours monthly, with the ability to purchase additional 10-hour blocks, while non-paying users may buy individual titles.
The rollout introduces Audiobooks Plus, a subscription add-on providing extra hours and allowing Family and Duo plan administrators to grant access to secondary accounts. The catalog features 300,000 titles with substantial English-language selections and curated local content. The platform reports 36 percent growth in audiobook listeners across English-speaking regions during the past year, accompanied by a 37 percent increase in consumption hours.
The audiobook expansion follows recent criticism from music publishers regarding mechanical royalty calculations. Separately, Spotify launched Premium Platinum in five test markets, offering lossless audio quality and artificial intelligence features for superfans.
