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The Hobbit reading time by speed
| Speed | Total time | At 20 min a day |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobook pace150 words per minute | 10 h 33 min | 32 days |
| Slow200 words per minute | 7 h 55 min | 24 days |
| Average adult238 words per minute | 6 h 39 min | 20 days |
| Fast300 words per minute | 5 h 17 min | 16 days |
| readerr400 words per minute | 3 h 58 min | 12 days |
| readerr600 words per minute | 2 h 38 min | 8 days |
Reading time is the word count divided by reading speed. 238 words per minute is the average for adults reading silently (Brysbaert, 2019). The orange rows are speeds you can read at one word at a time in readerr.
Read The Hobbit faster
Part of the time spent on a page goes into moving your eyes from word to word. readerr shows any book or document you own one word at a time in a fixed spot, so your eyes stay still and you can go faster — at 400 words per minute The Hobbit takes about 3 h 58 min.
Questions
How many words is The Hobbit?
The Hobbit is ≈ 95,000 words (a commonly cited estimate; editions vary).
How many pages is The Hobbit?
About 350 pages in a typical paperback with about 275 words per page. Your edition may have more or fewer.
How long does it take to read The Hobbit?
About 6 h 39 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 3 h 58 min at 400 words per minute.
How long does it take to read The Hobbit at 20 minutes a day?
About 20 days at an average 238 words per minute.
Books of a similar length
| Book | Words | At 238 WPM |
|---|---|---|
| Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell | 89,000 | 6 h 14 min |
| Thus Spake ZarathustraFriedrich Nietzsche | 90,000 | 6 h 18 min |
| The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins | 100,000 | 7 h 00 min |
| To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee | 100,000 | 7 h 00 min |
| The Age of InnocenceEdith Wharton | 101,000 | 7 h 04 min |
| MockingjaySuzanne Collins | 101,000 | 7 h 04 min |
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Word count is a commonly cited estimate. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.