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Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Becoming audiobook runs 19.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Michelle Obama (about 12.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.1listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 19.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Becoming at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day39 days
1 hour / day20 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 19.1 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Becoming is an audiobook by Michelle Obama: a 19.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Michelle Obama, released November 13, 2018, on the Memoirs and Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.1 hrs
Narrated by
Michelle Obama
Released
November 13, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, Women, Books with Buzz
ISBN
9780525633686

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Becoming audiobook?

Becoming runs 19.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.7 hours.

Is the Becoming audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Becoming?

Becoming is narrated by Michelle Obama.

Is Becoming worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.7 hours, saving 6.4 hours.