Top 5 Book Apps Performance in the Netherlands Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the top book applications on the unified platform in the Netherlands showed varied performance trends, as reported by Sensor Tower.

Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts experienced a steady revenue flow, with peaks reaching approximately $29K in late September, before stabilizing around $22K to $24K towards the end of the year. Weekly downloads fluctuated, starting at 615 and slightly decreasing to 559 by the end of December. Active user numbers saw a notable decline from about 41.8K to 31.5K over the quarter.

Storytel - Audiobooks Library maintained a consistent revenue, peaking at $8.1K in early November. Downloads started strong at 3.4K, reached a high of 4.8K, and then dropped to 2.8K in late November, before recovering to 4.1K by year-end. Active users showed resilience, with numbers ranging from 252K at the start to about 243K by December 29.

GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories saw an upward trend in revenue, reaching over $10K in late December. Downloads experienced a notable spike to 1.9K in mid-October, before stabilizing around 500 to 600 later on. Active users increased from 5K to about 5.7K by the end of the quarter.

Galatea: Books & Audiobooks showed a strong revenue increase, peaking at nearly $9.9K at the end of December. Downloads steadily increased from 552 to 693. Active users also saw a positive trend, starting at 3.6K and ending at nearly 4K.

Flitsboek had a varied revenue performance, peaking at $2.6K in early November. Downloads were modest, beginning at 319 and decreasing to 164 by the end of December.

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