How long does it take to read 10, 100, 1000, 10000 words?

Calculation is based on the number of words and average reading speed.

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Calculation Details

Words Count

The average number of words per page is 500.

Reading Speed

The average reading speed is 300 words per minute (WPM).

Reading Time

The reading time is calculated using the formula: Reading Time (minutes) = Number of Words / Words per Minute

Reading Time for Different Speeds

Words	Slow (125 WPM)	Average (300 WPM)	Fast (450 WPM)
1	0 seconds	0 seconds	0 seconds
2	1 second	0 seconds	0 seconds
3	1 second	1 second	0 seconds
4	2 seconds	1 second	1 second
5	2 seconds	1 second	1 second
6	3 seconds	1 second	1 second
7	3 seconds	1 second	1 second
8	4 seconds	2 seconds	1 second
10	5 seconds	2 seconds	1 second
11	5 seconds	2 seconds	1 second
12	6 seconds	2 seconds	2 seconds
13	6 seconds	3 seconds	2 seconds
15	7 seconds	3 seconds	2 seconds
18	9 seconds	4 seconds	2 seconds
20	10 seconds	4 seconds	3 seconds
25	12 seconds	5 seconds	3 seconds
30	14 seconds	6 seconds	4 seconds
40	19 seconds	8 seconds	5 seconds
50	24 seconds	10 seconds	7 seconds
60	29 seconds	12 seconds	8 seconds
65	31 seconds	13 seconds	9 seconds
70	34 seconds	14 seconds	9 seconds
80	38 seconds	16 seconds	11 seconds
90	43 seconds	18 seconds	12 seconds
100	48 seconds	20 seconds	13 seconds
120	58 seconds	24 seconds	16 seconds
130	1 minute, 2 seconds	26 seconds	17 seconds
140	1 minute, 7 seconds	28 seconds	19 seconds
150	1 minute, 12 seconds	30 seconds	20 seconds
160	1 minute, 17 seconds	32 seconds	21 seconds
170	1 minute, 22 seconds	34 seconds	23 seconds
180	1 minute, 26 seconds	36 seconds	24 seconds
200	1 minute, 36 seconds	40 seconds	27 seconds
220	1 minute, 46 seconds	44 seconds	29 seconds
230	1 minute, 50 seconds	46 seconds	31 seconds
240	1 minute, 55 seconds	48 seconds	32 seconds
250	2 minutes	50 seconds	33 seconds
260	2 minutes, 5 seconds	52 seconds	35 seconds
270	2 minutes, 10 seconds	54 seconds	36 seconds
280	2 minutes, 14 seconds	56 seconds	37 seconds
300	2 minutes, 24 seconds	1 minute	40 seconds
320	2 minutes, 34 seconds	1 minute, 4 seconds	43 seconds
330	2 minutes, 38 seconds	1 minute, 6 seconds	44 seconds
350	2 minutes, 48 seconds	1 minute, 10 seconds	47 seconds
360	2 minutes, 53 seconds	1 minute, 12 seconds	48 seconds
370	2 minutes, 58 seconds	1 minute, 14 seconds	49 seconds
380	3 minutes, 2 seconds	1 minute, 16 seconds	51 seconds
384	3 minutes, 4 seconds	1 minute, 17 seconds	51 seconds
400	3 minutes, 12 seconds	1 minute, 20 seconds	53 seconds
420	3 minutes, 22 seconds	1 minute, 24 seconds	56 seconds
430	3 minutes, 26 seconds	1 minute, 26 seconds	57 seconds
450	3 minutes, 36 seconds	1 minute, 30 seconds	1 minute
460	3 minutes, 41 seconds	1 minute, 32 seconds	1 minute, 1 second
480	3 minutes, 50 seconds	1 minute, 36 seconds	1 minute, 4 seconds
500	4 minutes	2 minutes	1 minute
530	4 minutes, 14 seconds	1 minute, 46 seconds	1 minute, 11 seconds
550	4 minutes, 24 seconds	1 minute, 50 seconds	1 minute, 13 seconds
560	4 minutes, 29 seconds	1 minute, 52 seconds	1 minute, 15 seconds
580	4 minutes, 38 seconds	1 minute, 56 seconds	1 minute, 17 seconds
600	4 minutes, 48 seconds	2 minutes	1 minute, 20 seconds
630	5 minutes, 2 seconds	2 minutes, 6 seconds	1 minute, 24 seconds
640	5 minutes, 7 seconds	2 minutes, 8 seconds	1 minute, 25 seconds
650	5 minutes, 12 seconds	2 minutes, 10 seconds	1 minute, 27 seconds
660	5 minutes, 17 seconds	2 minutes, 12 seconds	1 minute, 28 seconds
680	5 minutes, 26 seconds	2 minutes, 16 seconds	1 minute, 31 seconds
700	5 minutes, 36 seconds	2 minutes, 20 seconds	1 minute, 33 seconds
730	5 minutes, 50 seconds	2 minutes, 26 seconds	1 minute, 37 seconds
750	6 minutes	2 minutes, 30 seconds	1 minute, 40 seconds
776	6 minutes, 12 seconds	2 minutes, 35 seconds	1 minute, 43 seconds
780	6 minutes, 14 seconds	2 minutes, 36 seconds	1 minute, 44 seconds
800	6 minutes, 24 seconds	2 minutes, 40 seconds	1 minute, 47 seconds
850	6 minutes, 48 seconds	2 minutes, 50 seconds	1 minute, 53 seconds
900	7 minutes, 12 seconds	3 minutes	2 minutes
950	7 minutes, 36 seconds	3 minutes, 10 seconds	2 minutes, 7 seconds
1000	8 minutes	3 minutes, 20 seconds	2 minutes, 13 seconds
1100	8 minutes, 48 seconds	3 minutes, 40 seconds	2 minutes, 27 seconds
1200	9 minutes, 36 seconds	4 minutes	2 minutes, 40 seconds
1250	10 minutes	4 minutes, 10 seconds	2 minutes, 47 seconds
1300	10 minutes, 24 seconds	4 minutes, 20 seconds	2 minutes, 53 seconds
1400	11 minutes, 12 seconds	4 minutes, 40 seconds	3 minutes, 7 seconds
1500	12 minutes	5 minutes	3 minutes, 20 seconds
1600	12 minutes, 48 seconds	5 minutes, 20 seconds	3 minutes, 33 seconds
1700	13 minutes, 36 seconds	5 minutes, 40 seconds	3 minutes, 47 seconds
1800	14 minutes, 24 seconds	6 minutes	4 minutes
1900	15 minutes, 12 seconds	6 minutes, 20 seconds	4 minutes, 13 seconds
2000	16 minutes	6 minutes, 40 seconds	4 minutes, 27 seconds
2100	16 minutes, 48 seconds	7 minutes	4 minutes, 40 seconds
2200	17 minutes, 36 seconds	7 minutes, 20 seconds	4 minutes, 53 seconds
2300	18 minutes, 24 seconds	7 minutes, 40 seconds	5 minutes, 7 seconds
2400	19 minutes, 12 seconds	8 minutes	5 minutes, 20 seconds
2500	20 minutes	8 minutes, 20 seconds	5 minutes, 33 seconds
2600	20 minutes, 48 seconds	8 minutes, 40 seconds	5 minutes, 47 seconds
2700	21 minutes, 36 seconds	9 minutes	6 minutes
2800	22 minutes, 24 seconds	9 minutes, 20 seconds	6 minutes, 13 seconds
3000	24 minutes	10 minutes	6 minutes, 40 seconds
3200	25 minutes, 36 seconds	10 minutes, 40 seconds	7 minutes, 7 seconds
3300	26 minutes, 24 seconds	11 minutes	7 minutes, 20 seconds
3400	27 minutes, 12 seconds	11 minutes, 20 seconds	7 minutes, 33 seconds
3500	28 minutes	11 minutes, 40 seconds	7 minutes, 47 seconds
3600	28 minutes, 48 seconds	12 minutes	8 minutes
3700	29 minutes, 36 seconds	12 minutes, 20 seconds	8 minutes, 13 seconds
3800	30 minutes, 24 seconds	12 minutes, 40 seconds	8 minutes, 27 seconds
4000	32 minutes	13 minutes, 20 seconds	8 minutes, 53 seconds
4200	33 minutes, 36 seconds	14 minutes	9 minutes, 20 seconds
4500	36 minutes	15 minutes	10 minutes
5000	40 minutes	16 minutes, 40 seconds	11 minutes, 7 seconds
5500	44 minutes	18 minutes, 20 seconds	12 minutes, 13 seconds
6000	48 minutes	20 minutes	13 minutes, 20 seconds
6500	52 minutes	21 minutes, 40 seconds	14 minutes, 27 seconds
7000	56 minutes	23 minutes, 20 seconds	15 minutes, 33 seconds
7500	1 hour	25 minutes	16 minutes, 40 seconds
8000	1 hour, 4 minutes	26 minutes, 40 seconds	17 minutes, 47 seconds
8500	1 hour, 8 minutes	28 minutes, 20 seconds	18 minutes, 53 seconds
9000	1 hour, 12 minutes	30 minutes	20 minutes
10000	1 hour, 20 minutes	33 minutes, 20 seconds	22 minutes, 13 seconds
11000	1 hour, 28 minutes	36 minutes, 40 seconds	24 minutes, 27 seconds
12000	1 hour, 36 minutes	40 minutes	26 minutes, 40 seconds
13000	1 hour, 44 minutes	43 minutes, 20 seconds	28 minutes, 53 seconds
14000	1 hour, 52 minutes	46 minutes, 40 seconds	31 minutes, 7 seconds
15000	2 hours	50 minutes	33 minutes, 20 seconds
16000	2 hours, 8 minutes	53 minutes, 20 seconds	35 minutes, 33 seconds
17000	2 hours, 16 minutes	56 minutes, 40 seconds	37 minutes, 47 seconds
18000	2 hours, 24 minutes	1 hour	40 minutes
19000	2 hours, 32 minutes	1 hour, 3 minutes, 20 seconds	42 minutes, 13 seconds
20000	2 hours, 40 minutes	1 hour, 6 minutes, 40 seconds	44 minutes, 27 seconds
21000	2 hours, 48 minutes	1 hour, 10 minutes	46 minutes, 40 seconds
22000	2 hours, 56 minutes	1 hour, 13 minutes, 20 seconds	48 minutes, 53 seconds
23000	3 hours, 4 minutes	1 hour, 16 minutes, 40 seconds	51 minutes, 7 seconds
24000	3 hours, 12 minutes	1 hour, 20 minutes	53 minutes, 20 seconds
25000	3 hours, 20 minutes	1 hour, 23 minutes, 20 seconds	55 minutes, 33 seconds
26000	3 hours, 28 minutes	1 hour, 26 minutes, 40 seconds	57 minutes, 47 seconds
27000	3 hours, 36 minutes	1 hour, 30 minutes	1 hour
28000	3 hours, 44 minutes	1 hour, 33 minutes, 20 seconds	1 hour, 2 minutes, 13 seconds
30000	4 hours	1 hour, 40 minutes	1 hour, 6 minutes, 40 seconds
32000	4 hours, 16 minutes	1 hour, 46 minutes, 40 seconds	1 hour, 11 minutes, 7 seconds
35000	4 hours, 40 minutes	1 hour, 56 minutes, 40 seconds	1 hour, 17 minutes, 47 seconds
40000	5 hours, 20 minutes	2 hours, 13 minutes, 20 seconds	1 hour, 28 minutes, 53 seconds
45000	6 hours	2 hours, 30 minutes	1 hour, 40 minutes
50000	6 hours, 40 minutes	2 hours, 46 minutes, 40 seconds	1 hour, 51 minutes, 7 seconds
55000	7 hours, 20 minutes	3 hours, 3 minutes, 20 seconds	2 hours, 2 minutes, 13 seconds
60000	8 hours	3 hours, 20 minutes	2 hours, 13 minutes, 20 seconds
65000	8 hours, 40 minutes	3 hours, 36 minutes, 40 seconds	2 hours, 24 minutes, 27 seconds
70000	9 hours, 20 minutes	3 hours, 53 minutes, 20 seconds	2 hours, 35 minutes, 33 seconds
75000	10 hours	4 hours, 10 minutes	2 hours, 46 minutes, 40 seconds
80000	10 hours, 40 minutes	4 hours, 26 minutes, 40 seconds	2 hours, 57 minutes, 47 seconds
90000	12 hours	5 hours	3 hours, 20 minutes
100000	13 hours, 20 minutes	5 hours, 33 minutes, 20 seconds	3 hours, 42 minutes, 13 seconds
150000	20 hours	8 hours, 20 minutes	5 hours, 33 minutes, 20 seconds
200000	1 day, 2 hours, 40 minutes	11 hours, 6 minutes, 40 seconds	7 hours, 24 minutes, 27 seconds
300000	1 day, 16 hours	16 hours, 40 minutes	11 hours, 6 minutes, 40 seconds
500000	2 days, 18 hours, 40 minutes	1 day, 3 hours, 46 minutes, 40 seconds	18 hours, 31 minutes, 7 seconds