⚡ Ebooks in the United Kingdom

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.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is a Western European country with a population of over 67 million people.

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

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Amazon eBooks, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 74.5% share.
It is followed by Apple Books with 12.8% and Scribd with 5.5%.

Amazon eBooks 74.5%
Apple Books 12.8%
Scribd 5.5%
Google Play Books 5.5%
Kobo 5.1%
BookBub 5.1%
Project Gutenberg 4.3%

🚀 Highlights

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

3. Scribd ^(-1)
4. Google Play Books ^(-1)
5. Kobo ^(-1)
7. Project Gutenberg ^(-2)

✨ Best Ebook Technologies

Below is a more detailed list of 7 ebook technologies used on sites from the United Kingdom, 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. $$$	74.5%
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	12.8%
3	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	5.5%
4	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	5.5%
5	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	5.1%
6	BookBub Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States A book discovery service that alerts readers to deeply discounted or free ebooks. Free	5.1%
7	Project Gutenberg Montclair, New Jersey, United States The oldest digital library created to digitize and archive public-domain cultural works. Free	4.3%

👉 See Also

🌎 Ebooks in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 157,370 websites from the United Kingdom.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.