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Careless People: Audiobook

The Careless People audiobook runs an estimated 11.7 hours (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.7est. listening hrs
3.6★14 ratings
Businessgenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 11.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Careless People at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

What our data says

  • At 11.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 76% of the business audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 17% longer than the average business audiobook (10 hrs across 259 titles in our dataset).

Computed from business audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for business listeners: a solid week of commutes at 11.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

#1 New York Times Bestseller A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME , THE NEW YORKER , NPR , AP , THE ECONOMIST , SLATE , THE GLOBE AND MAIL , SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE! “ Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she also delivers the goods." -Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times “When one of the world’s most powerful media companies tries to snuff out a book — amid other alarming attacks on free speech in America like this — it’s time to pull out all the stops.” –Ron Charles , The Washington Post An explosive memoir charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that…

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Careless People audiobook?

Careless People runs about 11.7 hours, our estimate from its 394 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is the Careless People audiobook free?

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

Is Careless People worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Careless People first published?

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams was first published in 2025.