⚡ Audiobooks in the Netherlands

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.

The Netherlands is a Western European country with a population of over 17.8 million people.

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

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Apple Books with an impressive share of 43.8%, followed by Google Play Books with 25% and Audible with 12.5%.

Apple Books 43.8%
Google Play Books 25%
Audible 12.5%
Litres 12.5%
Kobo 12.5%
Storytel 6.3%

🚀 Highlights

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

2. Google Play Books ^(-1)
4. Litres ^(-2)
6. Storytel ^(-3)

✨ Best Audiobook Services

Below is a more detailed list of 6 audiobook services used on sites from the Netherlands, 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	43.8%
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	25%
3	Audible Seattle, Washington, United States An Amazon-owned online service for audiobooks, podcasts, and original spoken-word content. $7.95+/month	12.5%
4	Litres Moscow, Russia A Russian digital content retailer and subscription service for ebooks and audiobooks. $$$	12.5%
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	12.5%
6	Storytel Stockholm, Sweden A Swedish subscription service offering streaming of audiobooks and ebooks in more than 25 markets worldwide. €6.49+/month	6.3%

👉 See Also

🌎 Audiobooks in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 95,839 websites from the Netherlands.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.