Overview
- Audiobooks appear in the main Wrapped for the first time, giving Premium users their top audiobook, top audiobook genre, finishes, and shareable cards.
- Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing led global listening, Navessa Allen's Lights Out placed second, Sarah J. Maas claimed three top-10 spots, and Julia Whelan was named top narrator for 2025 releases as backlist titles dominated.
- Spotify cites romantasy and spicy romance as the year’s defining categories, alongside a surge in music memoirs from artists such as Mark Ronson, Mark Hoppus, and Cher.
- Screen adaptations drove short-term spikes in audiobook plays, including a 600% jump for The Hunting Wives and a 330% jump for The Woman in Cabin 10 in the two weeks after their premieres.
- Listener composition is shifting with men accounting for roughly 15% of steamier subgenres, and Spotify launched Wrapped for Authors to share global engagement data such as first-time listener hits, fast-growing markets, and related music and podcast preferences.