🆚 Kobo vs. Storytel

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Ebook technology
Audiobook service

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.

Storytel is a Swedish subscription service offering streaming of audiobooks and ebooks in more than 25 markets worldwide.

It provides a library of over 800,000 titles in 40 languages and features exclusive content called "Storytel Originals".

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan
Stockholm, Sweden

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 ❌Free 7-day trial
Varies by country€6.49+/month

Categories

Ebooks › Rank #6
Ebooks › Rank #12
Audiobooks › Rank #4
Audiobooks › Rank #9
Audio Streaming › Rank #28

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Kobo ebook technology is 19 times more popular than Storytel.
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 Storytel is more popular in Sweden, Finland, and Turkey.
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
Italy
France
Spain
Netherlands
Sweden
Finland

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Kobo is more popular than Storytel in all market segments.
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Business
Personal Pages
Politics/Opinion
Online Shopping
Travel
Art/Culture/Heritage

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#68,590
#121,778
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Name
Rank
#633,472
#934,452
#2,856,585
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See also

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