Tao Te Ching: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tao Te Ching audiobook runs 1.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Scott (about 1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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 1.5 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 893 Asia audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Scott
Michael Scott narrates 106 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 205 hours in all.
About as long, on the Asia shelf
30 Asia audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Art of War
- The Rape of Nanking: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Massacre during the Second Sino-Japanese War
- The Battle of Red Cliffs: The History and Legacy of the Decisive Battle Fought Near the Start of Ancient China's Three Kingdoms Period
- Mysteries of the Rigveda: Lost Technology of the Gods Encoded in the Epics
- Chinese History: A Comprehensive Guide to Ancient China
Other recordings
- The 2026 recording read by AI Voice Gemini runs 0.4 hours longer (1.9 hours).
- The 2026 recording read by Eugenia Low runs 0.3 hours shorter (1.2 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Jason Reel runs about the same length (1.4 hours).
- The 2024 recording read by Michael Smith runs 0.6 hours shorter (0.9 hours).
- The 2023 recording read by Alfred Costa runs about the same length (1.4 hours).
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 Tzu: a 1.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Scott, released January 4, 2006, on the Asia shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Scott
- Released
- January 4, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Asia
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Tao Te Ching audiobook?
Tao Te Ching runs 1.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1 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 Michael Scott.