Spotify's 2025 Audiobook Highlights: Trends, Top Picks, and New Features
In 2025, Spotify highlighted the growing popularity of audiobooks, especially romantasy and music memoirs, with a significant focus on backlist titles and genre-blending fiction. Trends included a surge in dystopian themes and the influence of book-to-screen adaptations, with predictions for continued growth in horror, climate fiction, and AI-related stories in 2026. Spotify's integration of books into its broader cultural ecosystem is transforming how audiences engage with stories.