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Reading Speed: 238 WPM
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Reading Time Calculator calculates reading time by dividing total word count by your reading speed (default 238 WPM for adults), analyzes pasted text for word/character/sentence/paragraph counts, and estimates time for any page count by content type.
Reading Time Calculator is a high-performance utility designed to help users streamline their workflow. Built with modern web technologies, it ensures fast processing times and high-quality outputs directly in your browser.
Reading time = wordCount / WPM. Default 238 WPM based on Brysbaert (2019) meta-analysis of 190 studies. Speaking time uses 130 WPM average. Words per page estimates: novel ~250, textbook ~400, academic paper ~500.
The average adult reads about 238 words per minute (WPM) for non-fiction material.
At 238 WPM, a 300-page novel (~75,000 words) takes approximately 5.3 hours.