How Long Does It Take to Read 100 Pages?
At the average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 100 pages takes about 1h 45 min of reading.
100 pages at slow, average, and fast speeds
| Reader | Speed | Reading time |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 150 wpm | 2h 47 min |
| Average | 238 wpm | 1h 45 min |
| Fast | 400 wpm | 1h 3 min |
How many days 100 pages takes at your pace
At an average speed, 100 pages is 1h 45 min of reading. Spread across a daily habit, that works out to:
| Reading per day | Days to finish |
|---|---|
| 15 minutes | 8 days |
| 20 minutes | 6 days |
| 30 minutes | 4 days |
| 45 minutes | 3 days |
| 60 minutes | 2 days |
Books that are about 100 pages long
- Who Moved My Cheese?Spencer Johnson96 pages
- The Game of Life and How to Play ItFlorence Scovel Shinn96 pages
- Useful Not TrueDerek Sivers98 pages
- Book 13: Castles in the sandAlex West99 pages
- The Science of Getting RichWallace D. Wattles102 pages
- The KybalionThree Initiates107 pages
Page counts are the median across the editions listed on Open Library, so your copy may run a little longer or shorter.
An afternoon or two evenings
Between 31 and 120 pages is a novella, a short nonfiction book, or the first act of a longer novel. It fits one long afternoon, or a few evenings at a short daily habit.
If you split it, stop at a chapter break. The next session starts faster when you pick up at the start of a scene instead of in the middle of one.
Why your real number will differ
These times assume about 250 words per page, so 100 pages is roughly 25,000 words. Dense pages, small print, and textbooks carry more words, and pausing or rereading adds time. Your own reading speed matters most: take the Reading Speed Test to replace the average with your measured pace.
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