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Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs by Ken Jennings

Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs audiobook runs 8.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Ken Jennings (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs at common listening paces
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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 56% 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

Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs is an audiobook by Ken Jennings: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ken Jennings, released October 20, 2026, on the Memoirs and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Ken Jennings
Released
October 20, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, The Americas, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9798217513109

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs audiobook?

Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs audiobook free?

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Who narrates Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs?

Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs is narrated by Ken Jennings.