How long does it take to read Animal Farm?
George Orwell
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, Animal Farm takes 1 hour 58 minutes to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 3h 11m at 1x, or 2h 7m at 1.5x.
Animal Farm is one of the shortest books in our study of 100, tied with Of Mice and Men. Its 10 chapters take about 12 minutes each, so it fits comfortably in an afternoon.
Average is about 250 WPM. Measure yours in two minutes and every time on this page recalculates.
How much to read a day
At 250 words a minute, to finish the book:
Have a deadline in mind? The pages-per-day calculator works it out for any date.
How we measured it
Method: audiobook estimate. Estimated from the unabridged audiobook narrated by Ralph Cosham (3:11; Blackstone lists 3:12) at 155 words a minute. Animal Farm is still in copyright in the US, so it couldn't be counted from the text.
Part of our study of the 100 most popular books, last checked November 2026. Reading times assume steady reading; editions, translations and your own pace all move them.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to read Animal Farm?
About 1h 58m at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 2h 28m at 200 and 1h 39m at 300.
How many words are in Animal Farm?
About 29,605 words. That's estimated from the unabridged audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, so treat it as close, not exact.
How long is the audiobook?
3 hours 11 minutes unabridged at 1x: 2h 7m at 1.5x and 1h 36m at 2x.
How many pages a day to finish Animal Farm in a month?
About 4 pages a day, or 4m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 108 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
How many chapters does Animal Farm have?
10. At an average pace each one takes about 12 minutes.
Is Animal Farm in the public domain?
In the UK and most of Europe, yes, since 2021. In the US it stays in copyright until 2041.