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How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth by Jared Rubin, Mark Koyama

How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth audiobook runs 10.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Adam Barr (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
Economicsstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day6 days
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What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 1,568 Economics 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

How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth is an audiobook by Jared Rubin and Mark Koyama: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Adam Barr, released January 17, 2023, on the Economics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
Adam Barr
Released
January 17, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Economics
ISBN
9798765079546

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth audiobook?

How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is the How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth audiobook free?

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

Who narrates How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth?

How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth is narrated by Adam Barr.

Is How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.