Spotify claims to have paid audiobook publishers ‘tens of millions’ in royalties

‘Spotify said that audiobook rights holders are compensated “based on which titles are listened to and how long they are listened to.’ Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images

Spotify has said that it has paid audiobook publishers “tens of millions” since allowing users 15 hours of audiobook listening in its Premium subscription package last autumn.

The company said that the figure, reported by trade magazine the Bookseller, is “100% royalties” and that it expects to “continue growing” royalty payouts in future. It would not give a more precise amount for payouts made so far, but said that the “tens of millions” figure applies in both pounds and dollars.