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Reading Time Calculator
Estimate reading time based on a standard 200 words-per-minute silent-reading pace.
How to Use Reading Time Calculator
- 1Paste your text
- 2View the estimated reading time
Frequently Asked Questions
200 words per minute — a commonly cited average for adult silent reading, the same figure used by Medium and many blogging platforms for their 'X min read' labels.
Up — the result is always rounded up to the nearest whole minute, so even a short text shows at least 1 minute.
No — it's a flat word-count-based estimate; it doesn't adjust for dense technical text, which most people read slower than casual prose.
No — the calculation happens entirely in your browser.
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