How long does it take to read Dracula?
Bram Stoker
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, Dracula takes 10 hours 41 minutes to read. As an audiobook, expect about 17 hours at 1x.
Dracula is told entirely through diaries, letters, telegrams and newspaper cuttings, so it breaks naturally into short dated entries. It's more than twice the length of Frankenstein, the book it's most often shelved beside.
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:
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How we measured it
Method: counted text. We used the Project Gutenberg text (#345), from Chapter I to the closing note. The publisher's advertisements at the back aren't included.
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 Dracula?
About 11 hours at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 13 hours at 200 and 8h 54m at 300.
How many words are in Dracula?
160,133 words.
How many pages a day to finish Dracula in a month?
About 20 pages a day, or 22m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 582 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
How many chapters does Dracula have?
27. They average about 5,900 words, or roughly 24 minutes of reading each.
Is Dracula longer than Frankenstein?
Yes, more than twice as long: 160,133 words against 74,963. Frankenstein takes about 5 hours; Dracula takes nearly 11.