Reading Time Estimator

Paste any text to instantly calculate reading time, speaking time, and key writing metrics

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Settings

Slow (100)Average (238)Fast (600)
Slow (80)Normal (130)Fast (300)

Average adult reads 238 WPM silently. Average speaking pace is 130 WPM.

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Reading Time
at 238 WPM
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Speaking Time
at 130 WPM
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Common content benchmarks

Tweet
30 words
~8s read
Blog Post (short)
500 words
~2m 7s read
Blog Post (long)
1500 words
~6m 19s read
White Paper
5000 words
~21m 1s read

How to use:

  • • Paste your article, essay, or script into the text box
  • • Adjust reading speed to match your audience (slower for technical content)
  • • Use speaking time for presentations, speeches, and podcast scripts
  • • Compare your word count against common content benchmarks
  • • All calculations update in real time as you type

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