Audible: here are the 10 most listened to audiobooks in 2022

Among the uses that have evolved significantly in recent years, in addition to video streaming (thanks to Netflix) and podcasts, audio books are also experiencing a strong increase. 27% of French people listened to audio books last year, up 16% from 2019.

A trend that can be seen in the ranking of the 10 most listened to programs on the Audible platform (owned by Amazon), recently published. In the list, Joël Dicker’s whodunnit rubs shoulders with Harry Potter and the latest Pierre Lemaitre.

A top 10 mixing thriller, fantasy and youth

Here is the ranking in descending order of the most listened to audiobooks on Audible in 2022:

• The Alaska Sanders Affairby Joel Dicker
• The Office of Occult Affairsby Eric Fouassier
• Harry Potter at the Sorcerer’s Stoneby JK Rowling
• The big worldby Pierre Lemaitre
• The Sandman: Act IIby Neil Gaiman
• Influence and manipulation: the psychology of persuasionby Robert Cialdini
• The Vicar’s Ghostby Eric Fouassier
• Styxby Volodya Serre
• Mazesby Franck Thilliez
• In the mists of Capelansby Olivier Norek

Based on data from Audible listener ratings of programs, number of downloads and listening time, this ranking reveals a rather astonishing diversity of programs, proving that audiobook audiences tend to grow over time. years and to reach all categories of the population.

According to a 2022 study conducted by Audible and Opinion Way, listeners listen to an average of 1.8 audiobooks per month and for various reasons: a desire to cultivate themselves (57%), to take a moment for themselves (45%) or to optimize travel time or domestic activities such as cleaning (39%).

Audible claims more than 700,000 titles (podcasts, audio books, etc.) in its catalog, including 19,000 in French. The service offers several types of subscription, ranging from €9.95/month to €189.95/year, as well as a 30-day free trial.

Audible isn’t the only app to offer this service: Storytel, Nextory, Google Play Books, and Apple Books are also recommendable.

Audible – Audiobooks & Podcasts

Audible is a service that gives access to audio books and podcasts, once subscribed you have free access to a different book every month. Note that it is possible to download the contents to listen to them offline.

• Version :
  3.44.0
• Downloads:
  11
• Release date :
  02/13/2023
• Author :
  Audible Inc.
• Licence :
  Free license
• Categories:
  

  Audio – Leisure

• Operating system :
  

  Android, Online service All Internet browsers, iOS iPhone / iPad / Apple Watch