Reading Time Calculator
Enter or paste your text to estimate how long it will take to read. Choose a reading speed for a more personalized estimate.
Reading Time Breakdown
What is a Reading Time Calculator?
A Reading Time Calculator estimates how long a person may take to read a piece of text. It can be useful for articles, essays, assignments, study notes, presentations and educational content.
How is Reading Time Calculated?
The calculator divides the total number of words by the selected reading speed in words per minute. For example, 1,000 words at 200 words per minute gives an estimated reading time of about 5 minutes.
Reading Speed
Reading speed varies according to the reader, subject difficulty and purpose of reading. A student carefully studying a textbook may read more slowly than someone reading a simple article. Therefore, this tool allows the reading speed to be adjusted.
Speaking Time
The tool also provides an approximate speaking time using 130 words per minute. This can help when preparing speeches, presentations, classroom activities and video scripts.
Note: All reading and speaking times are estimates. Actual time can vary depending on reading ability, text complexity and the level of concentration required.