At the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest gathering of people who love books, Spotify announced that audiobooks on Spotify are going global. By the end of 2026, listeners in more than 180 markets, including India, will be able to find their next great book on Spotify, right alongside the music and podcasts they already love.

From now through the end of 2026, Spotify is expanding audiobook access from 22 markets to over 180. In India It will be rolling out from 12^th November, 2026.

That means more than 750 million people around the world, including India, will soon be able to stream or purchase books on Spotify. With this expansion, listeners in new markets will be able to access more than 350,000 titles, including new catalogs in over 120 languages. Authors should be able to find the largest possible audience, as partnerships are non-exclusive, helping unlock new ways for writers to reach readers around the world.

Alongside the expansion, they’re also introducing two exciting new features to give listeners even more ways to enjoy audiobooks on Spotify.

Keep the story going with Page Match

Read a few chapters in bed, then pick up the story for your morning, right where you left off. Same book, different format. That’s Page Match. Since February more than one million readers have used it to move between print, e-book, and audio. Now it's getting the update readers asked for most: page numbers. Simply scan the book’s ISBN barcode and use page numbers to find your place.

Page Match works in over 30 languages, helping even more readers seamlessly move between formats as audiobook access expands around the world.

Audiobooks+ comes to Student plans

In November, users on a Student plan can use Audiobooks+ to add additional listening hours in Ireland, Belgium, Austria, and Finland.

Audiobooks+ lets Spotify Premium users purchase extra audiobook listening time on top of their existing base plan. It also allows members on Premium Family and Duo plans to get 15 hours of audiobook listening a month through a recurring add-on.

Since launching just over a year ago, we have more than one million Audiobooks+ subscribers, exceeding $100 million in annual recurring revenue. We plan to extend availability to Student plans in additional markets in the coming year.

A world of stories awaits

Three years ago this fall, Spotify brought audiobooks into Premium to build a better home for book lovers, authors, and publishers. Readers showed up. Monthly audiobook listeners grew nearly 40% over the past year, and listening hours climbed more than 30%. Now we get to share that with the rest of the world.

Users in India will be able to access Audiobooks on Spotify as Audiobooks+. It is the primary way to access Audiobooks in markets across Africa, Asia, and Argentina.

Want more listening time? Any listener can add Audiobooks+ to their plan for extra hours each monthWant one specific title? Buy it and keep it.

Availability and pricing vary by market.