🆚 Kobo vs. Scribd

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Ebook technology
Social media platform

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.

Scribd is a digital document library and reading subscription service that provides access to millions of e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and user-uploaded documents.

It offers offline reading and listening, highlights and personal notes, curated browsing with editorial and algorithmic recommendations, and custom lists of titles.

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ❌
Kobo Plus Read$7.99/month
Kobo Plus Listen$7.99/month
Kobo Plus Read & Listen$9.99/month
Free version ✔️Ad supported, no downloads
Premium$9.99/month

Categories

Ebooks › Rank #6
Ebooks › Rank #4
Audiobooks › Rank #4
Social Media › Rank #52
Science And Research › Rank #6

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Scribd social media platform is 1.3 times more popular than Kobo.
Total websites

Market share

Ebooks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Scribd is more popular in the United Kingdom, India, and Spain, while Kobo is more popular in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
United States
United Kingdom
India
Spain
Canada
Vietnam
Germany
Greece
Australia
France

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Scribd is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, education and reference, and business, while Kobo is more commonly used on marketing and merchandising, and personal pages sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Business
General News
Politics/Opinion
Personal Pages
Internet Services
Religion/Ideology

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#68,590
#121,778
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Name
Rank
#14,189
#98,468
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See also

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