⚡ Audiobooks in Germany

Audiobook platforms are digital services that let users access and listen to narrated long-form audio recordings such as books, essays, lectures, and other spoken-word content through individual purchases, credit-based models, or unlimited listening subscriptions.

Germany is a Central European country with a population of around 84 million people.

According to our statistics, audiobook services are detected on 0.02% of websites from Germany.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top audiobook services in Germany in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Audible with a substantial share of 54.3%, followed by Apple Books with 30.4% and Google Play Books with 21.7%.

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top services that are more popular in Germany than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

✨ Best Audiobook Services

Below is a more detailed list of 5 audiobook services used on sites from Germany, ranked by their market share.

RankNameMarket share
1
Audible
Seattle, Washington, United States

An Amazon-owned online service for audiobooks, podcasts, and original spoken-word content.

$7.95+/month
2
Apple Books
Cupertino, California, United States

Apple's integrated ebook and audiobook app and digital storefront where users can find, buy, and download ebooks and audiobooks.

Free
3
Google Play Books
Mountain View, California, United States

A digital storefront and app from Google that offers a large library of ebooks, comics, manga, and audiobooks for purchase.

Free
4
Litres
Moscow, Russia

A Russian digital content retailer and subscription service for ebooks and audiobooks.

$$$
5
Kobo
Tokyo, Japan

A subsidiary of Rakuten that operates a digital bookstore, a subscription service, and a line of E Ink e-reader devices.

$7.99+/month

👉 See Also

Data is based on the analysis of 211,324 websites from Germany.
Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.