⚡ Audiobooks in France

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.

France is a Western European country with a population of around 69 million people.

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

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Apple Books with an impressive share of 50%, followed by Google Play Books with 30% and Kobo with 30%.

Apple Books 50%
Google Play Books 30%
Kobo 30%
Audible 10%
Libro.fm 5%

🚀 Highlights

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

2. Google Play Books ^(-1)
3. Kobo ^(-1)

✨ Best Audiobook Services

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

Rank	Name	Market share
1	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	50%
2	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	30%
3	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	30%
4	Audible Seattle, Washington, United States An Amazon-owned online service for audiobooks, podcasts, and original spoken-word content. $7.95+/month	10%
5	Libro.fm Seattle, Washington, United States An audiobook platform that offers over 600,000 titles and supports local bookstores across the United States. $14.99/month	5%

👉 See Also

🌎 Audiobooks in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 111,745 websites from France.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.