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In August 2022, Johannes Larcher, a former executive at HBO, was appointed as Storytel's new CEO. On February 18, 2022, co-founder and CEO from the beginning, Jonas Tellander, stepped down from his position for personal reasons he is on the board of directors. At the time of purchase, was used by about 17% of audiobook buyers, and the acquisition was seen as a way for Storytel to enter the large English-speaking marketplace. In November 2021, RBMedia announced that its property was being sold to Storytel for $135 million.

In January 2021 it surpassed 1.5 million paid subscribers. In July 2020 it acquired a 70 percent stake in Icelandic publishing house Forlagið. In September 2019 it acquired Finland's oldest publshing house Gummerus. In 2018, Storytel purchased the Turkish audiobook service Seslenen Kitaplar, and Turkey became the 19th country in which Storytel services exist. In 2017, Storytel expanded its services to Russia, Spain, India and the United Arab Emirates. In 2017, Storytel acquired the Danish publisher People's Press. In 2016, Storytel acquired the Danish book service Mofibo. The company bought Sweden's largest book publisher, Norstedts förlag, in 2016. Storytel was founded in 2006 by Jonas Tellander and Jon Hauksson. Its English audiobook service is available in more than 150 countries. It compares with Audible using a monthly credit model, and is available in more than 25 countries.

Storytel AB is a Stockholm-based e-book and audiobook subscription service.

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