The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gary Gilberd (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.5 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 2,732 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
392 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2019 recording read by Librivox Volunteers runs 0.2 hours shorter (7.3 hours).
- The 2015 recording read by Qarie Marshall runs 0.9 hours shorter (6.6 hours).
- The 2006 recording read by Fredd Wayne runs 1.5 hours shorter (6.1 hours).
- The 2021 recording read by Grover Gardner runs 1.9 hours shorter (5.7 hours).
- The 2019 recording read by Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr runs 1.4 hours shorter (6.1 hours).
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
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is an audiobook by Benjamin Franklin: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Gary Gilberd, released January 1, 2016, on the History & Culture shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gary Gilberd
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin as an audiobook?
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
Is The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin?
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is narrated by Gary Gilberd.