In the first quarter of 2025, the top books applications in Sweden on a unified platform showed varied performance in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at how each app fared, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Biblio had a significant increase in weekly downloads, starting at about 6.3K and reaching a peak of 12.8K by mid-March. The app did not generate any revenue during this period.

BookBeat: Audiobooks & E-books experienced steady weekly downloads, ranging from 3.9K to 6K. Active users remained robust, fluctuating between 80K and 91K throughout the quarter.

Storytel - Audiobooks Library saw a consistent weekly revenue, peaking at around $23K in late March. Weekly downloads showed a downward trend, starting at 5.2K and ending at 3.3K, while active users hovered around 72K to 81K.

Nextory: Audiobooks & E-books had low revenue, with the highest being $46 in early March. Downloads were stable, ranging from 2K to 2.6K, and active users remained fairly constant, around 41K to 44K.

Goodreads: Book Reviews showed a decline in weekly downloads, beginning at 2.9K and falling to 508 by the end of March. Active users decreased from 19.8K to 14.9K over the quarter.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: April 2025

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