Top 5 Book Apps Performance in the UK for Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the UK market saw notable trends in the performance of the top book applications on a unified platform, as reported by Sensor Tower.

Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts had a strong quarter with weekly revenue peaking at approximately $805K by the end of September. Weekly downloads remained fairly stable, ranging from 24.3K to 29.9K, while active users hovered around 4.3M throughout the quarter.

GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories experienced fluctuations in weekly revenue, with a high of $91K in late July and a gradual increase to about $86K by the end of September. Downloads varied from 2.5K to 5.1K, while active users rose steadily, ending the quarter at around 36.3K.

Galatea: Books & Audiobooks showed consistent weekly revenue, reaching nearly $47K at the quarter's end. Downloads peaked at 4.1K in the last week, with active users maintaining a steady presence, closing the quarter with approximately 19.3K users.

Novellair saw its weekly revenue fluctuate, with a peak of $44K in mid-August. Downloads showed a declining trend, finishing the quarter at around 475, while active users decreased slightly, ending with approximately 8.9K.

Wattpad - Read & Write Stories had a varied performance in revenue, peaking at $32K at the start of the quarter and stabilizing around $26K by September's end. Downloads started strong at 6.5K but tapered off to about 4.3K, with active users decreasing from 192K to 109K.

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