Most Popular Business Audiobooks

The most-read business audiobooks ranked by total number of reader reviews — a measure of how widely each title has been discovered and discussed.

Unlike our top-rated list, which ranks by star rating, this page ranks by sheer readership. These are the business audiobooks that the most people have actually listened to and reviewed — the titles you're most likely to find recommended in forums, book clubs, and "where do I start?" threads.

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    The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference cover

    The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

    The Tipping Point • Book 1

    by Malcolm Gladwell

    Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell

    4.43 ABR Score (881.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (859.1K) ★ 4.53 Audible (22.6K)
    8h 34m listening time • Released 2007
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    Rich Dad, Poor Dad cover

    Rich Dad, Poor Dad

    Rich Dad • Book 1

    by Robert T. Kiyosaki

    Narrated by Tim Wheeler

    4.78 ABR Score (815.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (736.3K) ★ 4.79 Audible (78.9K)
    6h 9m listening time • Released 2012

    Tim Wheeler's measured, conversational delivery makes Kiyosaki's money lessons land like advice from someone who actually gets it, not a pitch from a stage. This is the audiobook that changed how millions think about wealth.

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    The Art of War cover

    The Art of War

    by Sun Tzu, John Minford

    Narrated by Lorna Raver, Ray Porter

    3.51 ABR Score (579.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (578.8K) ★ 3.57 Audible (698)
    12h 29m listening time • Released 2004
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    The 4-Hour Workweek cover

    The 4-Hour Workweek

    by Timothy Ferriss

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.27 ABR Score (357.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (336.2K) ★ 4.48 Audible (21.5K)
    13h 1m listening time • Released 2008

    Ray Porter's measured, conversational delivery makes Ferriss's unconventional work philosophy feel like advice from someone who actually knows you, not a motivational screamer. The practical frameworks land harder when narrated this well.

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    Start with Why 15th Anniversary Edition: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action cover

    Start with Why 15th Anniversary Edition: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

    by Simon Sinek

    Narrated by Simon Sinek

    4.30 ABR Score (272.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (272.5K) ★ 4.63 Audible (261)
    7h 56m listening time • Released 2025
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    Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead cover

    Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

    by Sheryl Sandberg

    Narrated by Elisa Donovan

    4.33 ABR Score (285.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (269.7K) ★ 4.54 Audible (15.8K)
    6h 27m listening time • Released 2013
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    The Richest Man in Babylon cover

    The Richest Man in Babylon

    by George S. Clason

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.77 ABR Score (272.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (245.3K) ★ 4.74 Audible (26.9K)
    4h 4m listening time • Released 2012

    Grover Gardner's warm, grandfatherly tone transforms these ancient Babylonian parables into timeless money wisdom that actually sticks—no jargon, just clarity.

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    Influence cover

    Influence

    by Robert B. Cialdini

    Narrated by Robert B. Cialdini

    4.58 ABR Score (181.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (178.9K) ★ 4.69 Audible (2.5K)
    20h 43m listening time • Released 2021

    Cialdini narrating his own research makes this feel like a master class rather than a lecture—his voice carries the earned authority of someone who's spent decades proving why people actually say yes.

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    Rework Change The Way You Work Forever, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work 2 Books Collection Set cover

    Rework Change The Way You Work Forever, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work 2 Books Collection Set

    by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, Rework Change The Way You Work Forever, David Heinemeier Hansson It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried

    Narrated by Eileen Stevens

    4.18 ABR Score (177.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (176.3K) ★ 4.47 Audible (1.4K)
    3h 18m listening time • Released 2018
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    Rework cover

    Rework

    by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

    Narrated by Mike Chamberlain

    4.21 ABR Score (183.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (176.3K) ★ 4.43 Audible (6.9K)
    2h 50m listening time • Released 2010
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    Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity cover

    Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

    by David Allen, James Fallows

    Narrated by David Allen

    4.13 ABR Score (168.7K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (168.6K) ★ 4.62 Audible (91)
    10h 17m listening time • Released 2025
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    The Intelligent Investor Third Edition: The Timeless Guide to Value Investing and Financial Wisdom for a Volatile Market cover

    The Intelligent Investor Third Edition: The Timeless Guide to Value Investing and Financial Wisdom for a Volatile Market

    by Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig

    Narrated by Joe Knezevich

    4.30 ABR Score (153.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (153.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (59)
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    The Intelligent Investor Rev Ed. cover

    The Intelligent Investor Rev Ed.

    by Benjamin Graham

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    4.57 ABR Score (160.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (153.2K) ★ 4.6 Audible (7.3K)
    17h 48m listening time • Released 2015

    Luke Daniels brings calm authority to Graham's dense wisdom, making 17+ hours of investment theory feel conversational rather than textbook. If you're tired of financial advice that oversells complexity, this is the antidote.

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    Moneyball cover

    Moneyball

    by Michael Lewis

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.62 ABR Score (151.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (145.7K) ★ 4.64 Audible (6.1K)
    10h 26m listening time • Released 2011

    Scott Brick's narration transforms this underdog sports story into pure momentum—his pacing makes the statistical revolution feel like a heist, and you'll finish convinced that baseball's greatest upset was built on spreadsheets.

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    Dare to Lead cover

    Dare to Lead

    Dare to Lead • Book 1

    by Brené Brown

    Narrated by Brené Brown

    4.70 ABR Score (158.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (128.7K) ★ 4.73 Audible (29.8K)
    8h 10m listening time • Released 2018

    Brené Brown narrating her own research on courage and vulnerability hits different—her voice carries the hard-won authority that makes you actually believe leadership starts with getting uncomfortable.

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    Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration cover

    Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

    by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace

    Narrated by Ed Catmull

    4.34 ABR Score (103.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (103.6K) ★ 4.61 Audible (202)
    17h 24m listening time • Released 2023
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    Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die cover

    Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

    by Chip Heath, Dan Heath

    Narrated by Charles Kahlenberg

    4.21 ABR Score (107.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (100.0K) ★ 4.44 Audible (7.1K)
    8h 37m listening time • Released 2007
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    The E-myth Revisited cover

    The E-myth Revisited

    by Michael E. Gerber

    Narrated by Michael E. Gerber

    4.48 ABR Score (112.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (97.8K) ★ 4.63 Audible (14.9K)
    8h 5m listening time • Released 2004
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    Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt cover

    Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt

    by Michael Lewis

    Narrated by Bruno Leut

    4.05 ABR Score (91.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (91.3K) ★ 5 Audible (3)
    11h 4m listening time • Released 2023
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    Getting to Yes Negotiating an agreement without giving in, Getting Past No Negotiating With Difficult People cover

    Getting to Yes Negotiating an agreement without giving in, Getting Past No Negotiating With Difficult People

    by Roger Fisher, William Ury

    Narrated by William Ury

    4.09 ABR Score (88.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (87.5K) ★ 4.44 Audible (1.3K)
    2h 6m listening time • Released 1999
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    Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies cover

    Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

    Good to Great • Book 2

    by Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras

    Narrated by Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras

    4.40 ABR Score (86.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (85.4K) ★ 4.7 Audible (1.3K)
    6h 16m listening time • Released 2019
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    The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement cover

    The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

    by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox

    Narrated by uncredited

    4.45 ABR Score (90.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (84.1K) ★ 4.65 Audible (6.3K)
    11h 45m listening time • Released 2014
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    Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose cover

    Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

    by Tony Hsieh

    Narrated by Tony Hsieh

    4.39 ABR Score (84.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (76.8K) ★ 4.59 Audible (8.1K)
    8h 17m listening time • Released 2010
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    The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business cover

    The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business

    by Clayton M. Christensen

    Narrated by L.J. Ganser

    4.09 ABR Score (63.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (61.1K) ★ 4.33 Audible (1.8K)
    8h 37m listening time • Released 2017
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    Radical Candor cover

    Radical Candor

    by Kim Malone Scott

    Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt

    4.10 ABR Score (59.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (58.2K) ★ 4.34 Audible (1.7K)
    11h 55m listening time • Released 2019

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