📖 Reading Time Calculator
How long to read any number of words
About this calculator
This calculator estimates how long any text takes to read. Enter or paste the text (or just a word count) and pick a reading speed — or take the default 200 to 250 words per minute for average adult readers — to get the reading time in minutes and hours.
Time equals word count divided by words per minute. Technical or dense material reads slower (100 to 150 wpm), light fiction faster (300+), so the calculator lets you adjust rather than pretending one speed fits all.
Tip: Speakers: multiply reading time by about 1.3 for spoken delivery — talking pace runs near 130 to 150 words per minute, well below silent reading speed.