A History of the World in 6 Glasses: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A History of the World in 6 Glasses runs 7.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sean Runnette (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sean Runnette
Sean Runnette narrates 327 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,528 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
715 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- The Way I Heard It
- The Meditations Of Marcus Aurelius
- The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A History of the World in 6 Glasses is an audiobook by Tom Standage: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Runnette, released March 25, 2011, on the World and Non-Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sean Runnette
- Released
- March 25, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781452671499
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A History of the World in 6 Glasses as an audiobook?
A History of the World in 6 Glasses runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is A History of the World in 6 Glasses free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A History of the World in 6 Glasses?
A History of the World in 6 Glasses is narrated by Sean Runnette.