Best Ryan Holiday Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Ryan Holiday — 5 titles spanning Self-Help, Business, averaging 4.17 ABR stars.

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Ryan Holiday is a bestselling author, media strategist, and publisher who narrates his own books with a direct, unhurried confidence that reflects his background in Stoic philosophy and marketing. His narration of The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, Stillness Is the Key, Trust Me I'm Lying, Growth Hacker Marketing, and Perennial Seller delivers his characteristic synthesis of ancient philosophy, historical example, and contemporary application in a voice that feels measured and assured. Holiday's narration style — deliberate, with occasional wry humor — suits books built around counterintuitive arguments and extended aphoristic reasoning. He reads at a pace that allows the ideas to land without feeling rushed, and his comfort with the material is evident throughout. Having narrated his own books consistently since early in his career, Holiday's voice has become closely associated with the Stoicism-influenced self-improvement genre he has done much to popularize. His audio recordings complement his work as a podcaster on the Daily Stoic.

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    Ego is the Enemy

    The Way, The Enemy, and The Key • Book 2

    by Ryan Holiday

    Narrated by Ryan Holiday

    ★ 4.37 ABR Score (103.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (89.7K) ★ 4.63 Audible (13.7K)
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    Holiday reads his own Stoic philosophy about how ego sabotages success at every career stage, adding personal conviction to the ancient wisdom.

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    The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

    The Way, The Enemy, and The Key • Book 1

    by Ryan Holiday

    Narrated by Ryan Holiday

    ★ 4.33 ABR Score (102.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (101.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (1.3K)
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    Holiday reads his own distillation of Stoic wisdom, showing how icons from Rockefeller to Jobs turned barriers into breakthroughs.

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    Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts

    by Ryan Holiday

    Narrated by Ryan Holiday

    ★ 4.24 ABR Score (5.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (3.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (1.4K)
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    Ryan Holiday reads his own blueprint for creating work that endures beyond viral moments and venture capital hype.

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    Resumo

    by ResumoRápido ;)

    Narrated by Ray Porter, Kaleo Griffith, Tim Ferriss, Therese Plummer, Ryan Holiday, Kevin Rose, Jocko Willink, Tim Kreider, Mike Del Ponte

    ★ 4.04 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)
    ★ 5 Goodreads (2) ★ 4.69 Audible (4.0K)
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    Multiple voices from Ferriss's actual podcast guests (Jocko, Ryan Holiday, Kevin Rose) narrate their own wisdom, making this feel like direct mentorship rather than secondhand summary.

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    Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising

    by Ryan Holiday

    Narrated by Ryan Holiday

    ★ 3.86 ABR Score (13.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.77 Goodreads (11.1K) ★ 4.42 Audible (1.9K)
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    Holiday dissects how Gmail, Facebook, and AirBnB built billion-dollar brands without traditional marketing, revealing the growth hacking strategy that replaced press releases and billboards.

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How We Rank Audiobooks

Rankings are driven by listener ratings and review counts from Audible and Goodreads. Books with high ratings across a large number of listeners rank higher — a 4.5 with 50,000 ratings says more than a 4.8 with 200.

Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

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