It dominates the music streaming market and claims to have surpassed Apple in podcast listeners.

Spotify has spent years oiling its music and podcast verticals. The Spotify Machine, as CEO Daniel Ek calls it, represents the company’s proven practice of bundling verticals “into a single consumer experience… that benefits users, creators, ad partners, developers and Spotify itself.”.Still, it’s clear Spotify is uniquely positioned to take them on. … with Audible commanding the largest share of the US market.

With music and podcasts under its belt, and almost a year after acquiring audiobook distribution platform Findaway, Spotify recently launched its own audiobooks section, serving up 300k+ titles. Today, audiobooks make up just ~$9B of the $140B global book industry.īy 2030, that segment is forecasted to reach $35B+, and with so much growth expected, it’s no surprise the market is heating up. 🎧 On the go? Listen to today’s 10-minute podcast to hear Jacob and Rob break down the audiobook wars…

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