Read Time Calculator
Estimate how long it takes to read any text based on average reading speed.
A blog platform's 'five minute read' badge at the top of an article isn't measuring anything universal, it's calculated against a specific words-per-minute convention that platform chose, Medium uses around two hundred sixty-five, and matching that same convention matters if the number displayed needs to feel consistent with what readers already expect from other articles they've read elsewhere. This tool estimates how long a piece of text takes to read based on average reading speed, producing the kind of number meant for a public-facing read-time badge rather than a personalized estimate.
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Useful for generating the read-time badge displayed at the top of a blog post or an article, matching the reading-speed convention readers are already used to seeing elsewhere, or getting a quick, standard estimate for how long a piece of published content takes to read.
Key features
- Clean interface
- Fast processing
- No signup required
- Works offline