Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind audiobook runs 15.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 10.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 15.3 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 5,303 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Perkins
Derek Perkins narrates 167 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,883 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
318 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is an audiobook by Yuval Noah Harari: a 15.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released September 5, 2017, on the World and Social Science shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Perkins
- Released
- September 5, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Social Science, Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9780771038983
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind audiobook?
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind runs 15.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.2 hours.
Is the Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind?
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is narrated by Derek Perkins.
Is Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.2 hours, saving 5.1 hours.