Audiobook Length Calculator
How Long Is a 60,000 Word Audiobook?
A 60,000 word book runs about 6h 40m as a finished audiobook at the standard narration pace of 150 words per minute. Change the speed in the calculator to see faster or slower narration, then turn your book into an audiobook with BookFoundry.
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150 words per minute
Finished audiobook length
6h 40m
About 60,000 words at 150 words per minute.
Rough recording time: about 13h 20m in the studio, roughly twice the finished length with retakes and editing.
| Book length | At 130 wpm | At 150 wpm | At 170 wpm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 words | 1h 17m | 1h 7m | 59m |
| 20,000 words | 2h 34m | 2h 13m | 1h 58m |
| 30,000 words | 3h 51m | 3h 20m | 2h 56m |
| 40,000 words | 5h 8m | 4h 27m | 3h 55m |
| 50,000 words | 6h 25m | 5h 33m | 4h 54m |
| 60,000 words | 7h 42m | 6h 40m | 5h 53m |
| 80,000 words | 10h 15m | 8h 53m | 7h 51m |
| 100,000 words | 12h 49m | 11h 7m | 9h 48m |
Most audiobook narrators read at about 150 words per minute, the pace Audible and ACX expect. Slower, careful narration runs near 130, brisk narration near 170. Your finished runtime is simply the word count divided by the pace.