Amazon Is Shutting Down the Wondery Podcast App and Wondery+
Amazon is pulling the plug on the Wondery dedicated podcast app and Wondery+ subscription service.
Customer notices posted Tuesday to the Wondery site said, “Wondery+ is ending in the coming months. Both the Wondery app and Wondery+ subscription service will no longer be available. We know this impacts your listening experience and want to make your transition as smooth as possible. We have great news: you can keep listening to many of your favorite Wondery+ shows now on Audible.”
Amazon didn’t provide a specific date when the app and Wondery+ will be shuttered. The move comes after Amazon reorganized the Wondery podcast division last year, moving narrative-driven programming under the Audible brand and laying off about 100 staffers.
The Wondery brand will continue as an outlet for celebrity- and personality-driven podcasts such as Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” and NFL superstars Travis and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights.”
Wondery launched the dedicated app in 2020, prior to Amazon Music’s acquisition of the company reportedly for around $300 million later that year. Wondery+ debuted in early 2019, originally priced at $4.99 per month and most recently costing $5.99 monthly. The subscription service has provided early access to new episodes, exclusive content, and ad-free listening across Wondery’s entire catalog.
Through March 10, 2026, Audible is offering Wondery+ subscribers the opportunity to sign up for the new Audible Standard plan for $5.99/month for the first year (compared with $8.99 regularly) via this link.
With the Audible Standard membership, subscribers can select one audiobook each month from Audible’s full catalog, retaining access to that title for as long as their membership remains active. In addition, subscribers also get unlimited ad-free listening access to a select catalog featuring premium Audible originals like “Reinvent Your Life with Mel Robbins,” Kerry Washington’s “The Prophecy” and “The Big Lie” starring Jon Hamm, plus nearly 200 titles previously available on Wondery+ which are now Audible originals including series such as “Dr. Death,” “American Scandal” and “Business Wars.”
Customer notices posted Tuesday to the Wondery site said, “Wondery+ is ending in the coming months. Both the Wondery app and Wondery+ subscription service will no longer be available. We know this impacts your listening experience and want to make your transition as smooth as possible. We have great news: you can keep listening to many of your favorite Wondery+ shows now on Audible.”
Amazon didn’t provide a specific date when the app and Wondery+ will be shuttered. The move comes after Amazon reorganized the Wondery podcast division last year, moving narrative-driven programming under the Audible brand and laying off about 100 staffers.
The Wondery brand will continue as an outlet for celebrity- and personality-driven podcasts such as Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” and NFL superstars Travis and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights.”
Wondery launched the dedicated app in 2020, prior to Amazon Music’s acquisition of the company reportedly for around $300 million later that year. Wondery+ debuted in early 2019, originally priced at $4.99 per month and most recently costing $5.99 monthly. The subscription service has provided early access to new episodes, exclusive content, and ad-free listening across Wondery’s entire catalog.
Through March 10, 2026, Audible is offering Wondery+ subscribers the opportunity to sign up for the new Audible Standard plan for $5.99/month for the first year (compared with $8.99 regularly) via this link.
With the Audible Standard membership, subscribers can select one audiobook each month from Audible’s full catalog, retaining access to that title for as long as their membership remains active. In addition, subscribers also get unlimited ad-free listening access to a select catalog featuring premium Audible originals like “Reinvent Your Life with Mel Robbins,” Kerry Washington’s “The Prophecy” and “The Big Lie” starring Jon Hamm, plus nearly 200 titles previously available on Wondery+ which are now Audible originals including series such as “Dr. Death,” “American Scandal” and “Business Wars.”