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Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy by Bill Gates

Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy audiobook runs 12.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Jonathan Mayrose (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.5listening hrs
Business & Career Developmentstore shelf
2006released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.5 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 5,613 Business & Career Development 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

Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy is an audiobook by Bill Gates: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Mayrose, released April 1, 2006, on the Business & Career Development shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.5 hrs
Narrated by
Jonathan Mayrose
Released
April 1, 2006
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Business & Career Development
ISBN
9781594837661

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy audiobook?

Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is the Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy?

Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy is narrated by Jonathan Mayrose.

Is Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.