Reading time calculator
How long will it taketo read your book?
A 300-page book takes about 6 hours to read at an average pace of 50 pages an hour, which is 18 days at 20 minutes a day or 12 days at 30 minutes a day. Enter your own page count and speed below to get your number.
How the calculator works
It divides the pages by your speed in pages an hour. Most people read between 30 and 70 pages an hour, so Readimo uses 50 as the average: slow is 30, fast is 70. A page of a paperback holds about 250 to 300 words. Dense or translated books, textbooks and books in a second language read slower; easy novels read faster.
Common book lengths
| Pages | Total time | 20 min a day | 30 min a day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 3 hours | 9 days | 6 days |
| 250 | 5 hours | 15 days | 10 days |
| 300 | 6 hours | 18 days | 12 days |
| 400 | 8 hours | 24 days | 16 days |
| 500 | 10 hours | 30 days | 20 days |
| 700 | 14 hours | 42 days | 28 days |
At 50 pages an hour, an average pace.
Find your real speed
Any speed here is a guess until you time yourself. Read for 10 minutes, count the pages, and multiply by six. Or let Readimo do it: it times every sitting and shows your pace in pages an hour, so the time left in any book is based on how you actually read.
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Time every sitting of your own books, see your real pace, keep your streak and read with friends. Free on the App Store.
Questions
How long does it take to read a 300-page book?
About 6 hours at 50 pages an hour. At 20 minutes a day that is 18 days, and at 30 minutes a day 12 days.
How many pages an hour does the average person read?
Most adults read about 40 to 60 pages an hour in a novel, which is why this calculator starts at 50. The range is wide: 30 for a slow or careful reader, 70 or more for a fast one.
Does this work for audiobooks and ebooks?
Use the page count of the print edition and your usual pace for ebooks. For audiobooks the length in hours is on the audiobook's page, and Readimo tracks them by time.
How do I read faster?
Read more often rather than faster: a regular sitting every day builds speed on its own. Timing your sessions in Readimo shows your pace rising.