Life on Earth: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Life on Earth audiobook runs 12.5 hours unabridged, narrated by David Attenborough (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Attenborough
David Attenborough narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 130 hours in all.
About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf
357 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
- All Things Bright and Beautiful: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor
- Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
- Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
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
Life on Earth is an audiobook by David Attenborough: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David Attenborough, released September 20, 2018, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) and Top Narrators shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Attenborough
- Released
- September 20, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction), Top Narrators, Thought-Provoking Listens
- ISBN
- 9780008296360
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Life on Earth audiobook?
Life on Earth runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is the Life on Earth audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Life on Earth?
Life on Earth is narrated by David Attenborough.
Is Life on Earth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.