Storytel
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Audiobooks |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founders | Jonas Tellander Jon Hauksson |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Website | storytel |
Storytel AB is a Swedish audiobook streaming subscription service based in Stockholm, Sweden.
It competes with Audible and is available in more than 20 countries.[1]
History
Storytel was founded in 2006 by Jonas Tellander and Jon Hauksson.[2] The company bought Sweden's largest book publisher, Norstedts förlag, in 2016.[3]
In 2017, Storytel expanded its services to Russia, Spain, India and the United Arab Emirates.[3]
In July 2020, it acquired a 70 percent stake in Icelandic publishing house Forlagið,[4] and in January 2021, it surpassed 1.5 million paid subscribers.[5]
References
- ^ "Audiobook streamer Storytel sees pandemic spurring subscriber growth". Business Insider.
- ^ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/80101-sweden-s-storytel-continues-its-global-expansion.html
- ^ a b Staff, Reuters (March 24, 2017). "Sweden's Storytel to enter four new markets" – via www.reuters.com.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Storytel Purchases Majority Share in Forlagið, Iceland's Largest Publisher". July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Storytel has surpassed the milestone 1.5 million paying subscribers". Storytel.
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