r/audiobooks

339k members
r/audiobooks is a subreddit with 339k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses audiobook, audiobooks, recommendations, free, and codes, and they frequently recommend/review audiobooks, audiobook, and audiobook app.
The audiobooks subreddit is a community of audiobibliophiles sharing and looking for their next great listen.

Popular Themes in r/audiobooks

#1
Advice Requests
: "Has anyone tried the new Audible Standard plan yet?"
4 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Audible Lawsuit Over Expiring Credits"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Is there a good way or organizing audiobooks from multiple sources (other than a spreadsheet)?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/audiobooks

#1

Audiobook

: "Your favourite Audiobook of all time"
188 posts
#2

Audiobooks

102 posts
#3

Recommendations

: "Thriller/horror/romance Recommendations needed please!!!"
58 posts
#4

Free

: "Free Audiobook Codes"
44 posts
#5

Codes

: "Free Audiobook Codes"
38 posts
#6

Looking For A

30 posts
#7

Struggling

27 posts
#8

Narrator

: "Audiobook Narrator Recs?"
22 posts
#9

Fantasy

: "Short Story Fantasy"
22 posts
#10

Horror

: "Thriller/Horror/romance recommendations needed please!!!"
18 posts

Products Discussed in r/audiobooks

Audiobooks

344 reviews
#1
Audible
4.9 from 34 reviews
#2
Brandon Sanderson
4.8 from 11 reviews
#3
Bill Bryson
5.0 from 8 reviews

Audiobook

343 reviews
#1
Audible
4.7 from 12 reviews
#2
Stephen King
4.7 from 10 reviews
#3
Dungeon Crawler Carl
5.0 from 9 reviews

Audiobook App

235 reviews
#1
Libby
4.6 from 49 reviews
#2
Audible
3.7 from 19 reviews
#3
Hoopla
4.4 from 16 reviews

Flair Used in r/audiobooks

#1
Recommendation Request
: "I’ve listened to hundreds of fiction audiobooks. I think it’s time I tried out some NON-fiction. Can you name some INTERESTING non-fiction?"
62 posts
#2
Question
: "Confession: I hate graphic audio"
58 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Libby vs Hoopla"
23 posts
#4
Promotion
: "The best audiobook player app is a direct result of this sub - thanks r/audiobooks!"
16 posts
#5
Giveaway
: "Free Audiobook Codes"
11 posts
#6
Review
: "Beastie Boys Book--holy hell"
9 posts
#7
In Search of...
: "Bit of an unorthodox request"
8 posts
#8
News
: "My library just dropped Hoopla"
6 posts
#9
Freebies
: "Libraries with thousands of free ebooks and audiobooks including modern fiction"
1 post
#10
News:partyparrot:
: "BOGO sale on Libro.fm"
1 post

Member Growth in r/audiobooks

Yearly
+49k members(17.1%)

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Last updated: June 23, 2026