⚡ Ebooks in Australia

Ebook (also spelled e-book or eBook) platforms are digital services that distribute, sell, or lend electronic books through online stores and mobile or desktop apps.

Australia is an Oceanian country with a population of over 27 million people.

According to our data, ebook technologies are used on 0.1% of websites from Australia.

Statistics based on 75K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top ebook technologies in Australia in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Amazon eBooks, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 65.3% share.
It is followed by Apple Books with 21.4% and Google Play Books with 8.2%.

Amazon eBooks 65.3%
Apple Books 21.4%
Google Play Books 8.2%
Kobo 7.1%
BookBub 7.1%
Scribd 6.1%
Libby 2%
Project Gutenberg 1%
Wattpad 1%

🚀 Highlights

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

3. Google Play Books ^(-2)
4. Kobo ^(-2)
7. Libby ^(-1)
8. Project Gutenberg ^(-1)
9. Wattpad ^(-1)

✨ Best Ebook Technologies

Below is a more detailed list of 9 ebook technologies used on sites from Australia, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Amazon eBooks Seattle, Washington, United States The Kindle ebook ecosystem, where users can purchase, download, and read digital books via Amazons Kindle Store. $$$	65.3%
2	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	21.4%
3	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	8.2%
4	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	7.1%
5	BookBub Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States A book discovery service that alerts readers to deeply discounted or free ebooks. Free	7.1%
6	Scribd San Francisco, California, United States A digital document library and reading subscription service that provides access to millions of e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and user-uploaded documents. Free$9.99/month	6.1%
7	Libby Cleveland, Ohio, United States A mobile app and online platform that lets public library cardholders borrow ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines for free. Free	2%
8	Project Gutenberg Montclair, New Jersey, United States The oldest digital library created to digitize and archive public-domain cultural works. Free	1%
9	Wattpad A social platform for people who love to read and write. Free$7.49/month	1%

👉 See Also

🌎 Ebooks in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 75,347 websites from Australia.
We currently track the presence of 12 ebook technologies across the web.
Of these, 9 were detected on websites from Australia.
Statistics were last calculated on May 6, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.