The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Prebble (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 1,568 Economics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble narrates 258 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,739 hours in all.
About as long, on the Economics shelf
212 Economics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2009 recording read by Hugh Ross runs 0.8 hours longer (12.1 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
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World is an audiobook by Niall Ferguson: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Prebble, released December 22, 2008, on the Economics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Prebble
- Released
- December 22, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Economics
- ISBN
- 9781400180332
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World as an audiobook?
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World?
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World is narrated by Simon Prebble.
Is The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.