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Audiobook sales in the United States in 2017, by publisher

Share of audiobook unit sales in the United States in 2017, by publisher type

The data displays the share of audiobook unit sales in the U.S. in 2017, by publisher type. Amazon Publishing was responsible for 19.9% of audiobook unit sales in the U.S. in 2017.

Big Five 44.5
Amazon Publishing 19.9
Large Trade 16.6
Small Trade 4.7
Indie (self-published imprint) 4.6
Medium Trade 2.3
Single-Author Mega-Imprint 1.8
Uncategorized (Single Author) 1.5
Indie (Author Collective) 0.9
Uncategorized (Few Author) 1.1
Uncategorized (Many Author) 1.1
Micro Press 0.5
New Publisher (TBD) 0.2
Large Academic 0.1