Estimate how long your text takes to read.
The Reading Time Calculator estimates how long a piece of text takes to read, based on a configurable words-per-minute rate. The default 200 WPM matches average adult silent reading; bump it to 250–300 for skimming or down to 150 for dense technical material. Writers use it to size blog intros, editors use it to label long-form articles, and students use it to plan study sessions. Everything runs in your browser — no upload, no signup.
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Adult silent reading averages 200–250 words per minute for general content, ~100 WPM for dense academic material, and 400+ WPM for skimming.
It counts words (whitespace-separated tokens) because reading speed scales with words, not characters. Character and minute estimates are shown side by side.
Different platforms hard-code different WPM (often 265). Set the same value here and the numbers will match.
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