Humankind: A Hopeful History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Humankind: A Hopeful History audiobook runs 11.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Rutger Bregman and Thomas Judd (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Rutger Bregman
Rutger Bregman narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 36 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,312 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Humankind: A Hopeful History is an audiobook by Rutger Bregman: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Rutger Bregman and Thomas Judd, released June 2, 2020, on the Social Science and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rutger Bregman, Thomas Judd
- Released
- June 2, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, World
- ISBN
- 9781549115394
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Humankind: A Hopeful History audiobook?
Humankind: A Hopeful History runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is the Humankind: A Hopeful History audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Humankind: A Hopeful History?
Humankind: A Hopeful History is narrated by Rutger Bregman and Thomas Judd.
Is Humankind: A Hopeful History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.