⏱️Reading Time Calculator

Reading time calculator — how many minutes to read your text?

Paste any text, choose a reading pace (slow, average, fast, or aloud) and instantly see the estimated time in minutes and seconds. The tool also counts words, characters, and sentences — essential data when writing blog articles, video scripts, school papers, or product descriptions. It is useful whenever you need a text to fit within a specific reading-time or presentation limit.

Full privacy — text processed locally

Your text is never sent to any server. All calculations — word tokenization, sentence detection, time estimation — run in the JavaScript engine of your browser. You can safely paste article drafts, confidential documents, or unpublished content.

Frequently asked questions

How many words per minute does the average person read?

The average adult reads about 200–230 words per minute when focused. Fast readers reach 250–300 wpm, while reading aloud slows the pace to about 130 wpm. Children and beginner readers are slower — around 100–150 wpm.

How does the calculator count sentences?

Sentences are split on periods, exclamation marks, or question marks (including multiple consecutive punctuation marks such as "..."). Empty fragments are ignored, so the result is close to the actual sentence count, though abbreviations (e.g. "Dr.", "St.") may cause a slight overcount.

Is the text sent to a server?

No. All analysis — counting words, characters, sentences, and calculating time — happens in the browser on your device. No data is sent to any external server.