Reading Time Calculator for Content

Summary

Paste any text to instantly see estimated reading time, word count, character count, and sentence count.

How it works

1. Paste or type your text into the input area on the left.
2. Choose a reading speed preset: slow, average, or fast.
3. The tool counts every word (whitespace-delimited tokens) in real time.
4. Estimated reading time is calculated as word count divided by words per minute.
5. Character count, sentence count, and paragraph count update instantly as you type.

Use cases

• Check how long a blog post or article will take to read before publishing.
• Adjust content length to hit a target read-time for your audience.
• Estimate audiobook or presentation speaking time from a script.
• Benchmark reading speed by timing yourself against the estimate.
• Validate that landing page copy is short enough to hold attention.
• Gauge study-material length before scheduling a reading session.

Frequently Asked Questions