🆚 Kobo vs. Litres

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Ebook technology
Ebook technology

About

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

It offers a digital library of over 1.5 million ebooks and 150,000 audiobooks, supports open formats like EPUB, provides offline reading and cross-device syncing, and integrates with public libraries for borrowing.

Litres is a Russian digital content retailer and subscription service for ebooks and audiobooks.

It offers a catalog of over one million titles, supports self-publishing, and provides proprietary mobile apps for reading and listening across devices.

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan
Moscow, Russia

Website

Pricing

Free version ❌
Kobo Plus Read$7.99/month
Kobo Plus Listen$7.99/month
Kobo Plus Read & Listen$9.99/month
Varies per book

Categories

Ebooks › Rank #6
Ebooks › Rank #7
Audiobooks › Rank #4
Audiobooks › Rank #6

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Kobo ebook technology is 1.6 times more popular than Litres.
Total websites

Market share

Ebooks
Audiobooks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Kobo is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, while Litres is more popular in Russia, Germany, and Hong Kong.
Russia
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
France
Italy
Spain
Netherlands
Germany

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Kobo is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, personal pages, and business, while Litres is more commonly used on marketing and merchandising, education and reference, and entertainment sites.
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Online Shopping
Recreation/Hobbies
Health
Personal Pages
Business
Politics/Opinion

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#68,590
#121,778
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Name
Rank
#2,242
#5,639
#38,633
#53,275
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See also

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