🆚 Kobo vs. Thalia

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.

Thalia is a leading bookstore chain in German-speaking countries, operating a large network of physical stores and a major online shop.

It offers physical books, ebooks for the Tolino ecosystem, music, and movies.

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan
Hagen, Germany

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 #11
Audiobooks › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Kobo ebook technology is 2.9 times more popular than Thalia.
Total websites

Market share

Ebooks

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 Thalia is more popular in Germany and Austria.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Canada
Austria
Australia
France
Italy
Spain
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Kobo is more popular than Thalia 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
#212,859
#485,009
#589,368
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See also

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