Benjamin Franklin: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Benjamin Franklin audiobook runs 25 hours unabridged, narrated by Nelson Runger (about 16.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 25 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 50 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 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 25 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nelson Runger
Nelson Runger narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,024 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
129 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty
- Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
- The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
- American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
- The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
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
Benjamin Franklin is an audiobook by Walter Isaacson: a 25-hour unabridged recording, read by Nelson Runger, released March 8, 2011, on the History & Culture and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 25 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nelson Runger
- Released
- March 8, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Law & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781442342170
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Benjamin Franklin audiobook?
Benjamin Franklin runs 25 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.7 hours.
Is the Benjamin Franklin audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Benjamin Franklin?
Benjamin Franklin is narrated by Nelson Runger.
Is Benjamin Franklin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.7 hours, saving 8.3 hours.