The First Billion: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Billion runs 16.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Daniels (about 10.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 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 16.3 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Daniels
James Daniels narrates 31 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 303 hours in all.
- Midnight Bayou
- The Forgotten Man
- The Overton Window
- Chesapeake Blue
- The Watchman
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
489 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Great Alone
- The Good Daughter
- Killing Floor
- Nine Perfect Strangers
- True Believer
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 First Billion is an audiobook by Christopher Reich: a 16.3-hour unabridged recording, read by James Daniels, released May 16, 2017, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Daniels
- Released
- May 16, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- ISBN
- 9781543613001
How to listen to The First Billion free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Billion as an audiobook?
The First Billion runs 16.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.9 hours.
Is The First Billion free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Billion?
The First Billion is narrated by James Daniels.
Is The First Billion worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.9 hours, saving 5.4 hours.