⚡ Audiobooks in Italy

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.

Italy is a Southern European country with a population of around 59 million people.

According to our statistics, audiobook services are detected on 0.03% of websites from Italy.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Apple Books with an impressive share of 47.8%, followed by Audible with 30.4% and Kobo with 21.7%.

Apple Books 47.8%
Audible 30.4%
Kobo 21.7%
Google Play Books 17.4%
Storytel 8.7%
Audiobooks.com 4.3%

🚀 Highlights

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

3. Kobo ^(-1)
5. Storytel ^(-4)
6. Audiobooks.com ^(-2)

✨ Best Audiobook Services

Below is a more detailed list of 6 audiobook services used on sites from Italy, 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	47.8%
2	Audible Seattle, Washington, United States An Amazon-owned online service for audiobooks, podcasts, and original spoken-word content. $7.95+/month	30.4%
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	21.7%
4	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	17.4%
5	Storytel Stockholm, Sweden A Swedish subscription service offering streaming of audiobooks and ebooks in more than 25 markets worldwide. €6.49+/month	8.7%
6	Audiobooks.com Stockholm, Sweden A subscription-based service and store for digital audiobooks and podcasts. $14.95/month	4.3%

👉 See Also

🌎 Audiobooks in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 87,898 websites from Italy.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.