Julia Stoll
Research expert covering TV and video media
Audiobooks in the U.S. - statistics & facts
In 2020, audiobook sales revenue in the United States reached 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, continuing the upward trend which began in 2018. In order to better reflect the audiobook segment of the book industry, the source calculating the figures changed its method of doing so to align its figures more closely with other reports. This means that audiobook revenue in recent years looks dramatically different than in the early to mid-2010s, but the source also reported a nine-year trend of double-digit audiobook revenue development, indicating that the format is set to enjoy a prosperous future.
