The expansion, which will continue through the end of 2026, extends audiobook access from 22 markets to more than 180, reaching over 750 million users. The feature first launched in the United States four years ago.
Users in newly supported markets will have access to more than 350,000 titles, with additional catalogs available in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, and other languages. Access will vary by market.
Eligible Premium subscribers in countries including Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Chile, Norway, Peru, Italy, Spain, and Portugal will receive 12 hours of audiobook listening each month as part of their existing subscription.
Spotify is also expanding Audiobooks+, an add-on that provides additional listening hours each month. This service will be the primary way to access audiobooks in markets across Africa and Asia, as well as Argentina. Users can also purchase individual audiobooks outright, with pricing and availability varying by market.
The company announced an update to Page Match, a feature for switching between physical or digital books and their audiobook versions. Users can now scan a book's ISBN barcode and enter a page number to find the corresponding point in the audiobook. The feature now works in more than 30 languages.
Audiobooks+ is expanding to Student plans in Ireland, Belgium, Austria, and Finland starting in November. Spotify reports that the add-on has surpassed 1 million subscribers since launching just over a year ago and generates more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue.
Monthly audiobook listeners grew nearly 40 percent over the past year, and total listening hours increased by more than 30 percent, according to Spotify.