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Reading Time Calculator

How long a piece of text will take to read.

Compute the time required to read a piece of text from the word count and your reading speed in words per minute. Reports the time in minutes and seconds.

Daniel Oh By Daniel Oh
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Results

Enter values and click Calculate to see results.
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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

Minutes = words / wpm. Seconds = minutes · 60.

In depth

Compute the time required to read a piece of text from the word count and your reading speed in words per minute. Reports the time in minutes and seconds.