Tao Te Ching: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tao Te Ching audiobook runs 2 hours unabridged, narrated by Jacob Needleman (about 1.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 4,755 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World Religions shelf
148 World Religions 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
Tao Te Ching is an audiobook by Lao Tsu: a 2-hour unabridged recording, read by Jacob Needleman, released October 1, 2007, on the World Religions shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jacob Needleman
- Released
- October 1, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World Religions
- ISBN
- 9781614678380
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Tao Te Ching audiobook?
Tao Te Ching runs 2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.3 hours.
Is the Tao Te Ching audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Tao Te Ching?
Tao Te Ching is narrated by Jacob Needleman.