Spotify reports 60 percent growth in audiobook listening

Spotify announced strong results from its audiobook offerings during its annual Investor Day presentations on May 21. Listening hours rose 60 percent year over year. The company also revealed plans for new subscription tiers later this year.

Spotify said total audiobook listening hours increased 60 percent compared with the prior year. More than 1 million users have signed up for the Audiobooks+ add-on service, which generates $100 million in annualized revenue. These subscribers deliver three times the lifetime value of standard users who listen to audiobooks, the company reported.

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Spotify launches fitness hub with Peloton classes

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Spotify has partnered with Peloton to bring on-demand workout classes and curated fitness content to its app. Premium subscribers can access thousands of ad-free classes in English, Spanish and German, while all users get playlists from wellness creators. The new fitness category became available on Monday.

Spotify announced Tuesday it is now offering audio versions of long-form articles from major magazines. The feature launches with more than 650 pieces available to Premium users.

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U.S. music publishing revenue rose to 7.3 billion dollars in 2025. The National Music Publishers’ Association highlighted losses from Spotify and Amazon subscription bundles at its annual meeting.

CD sales in the United States rose 16 percent during the first half of 2026, outpacing vinyl's 2.4 percent increase according to new industry data.

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Deezer announced that AI-created tracks now account for more than half of daily uploads for the first time. In June 2026, 90,000 AI tracks were streamed, nearly half of all new songs. The company plans to remove some content to combat fraud.

Amazon reported first-quarter revenue of $181.5 billion, surpassing Wall Street expectations with a 17% year-over-year increase. CEO Andy Jassy highlighted the success of Project Hail Mary, which has earned nearly $615 million at the box office to date. Amazon Web Services revenue reached $37.6 billion, up 28%.

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Spotify resolved an outage that disrupted its music streaming service for several hours on Tuesday. The company acknowledged problems on social media before declaring them fixed later that afternoon.

 

 

 

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