The Hobbit: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Hobbit runs an estimated 4.3 hours (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 4.3 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 4.3 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 91% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 61% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want a comic streak: a weekend-size listen at 4.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon…
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Hobbit as an audiobook?
The Hobbit runs about 4.3 hours, our estimate from its 144 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.
Is The Hobbit free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was The Hobbit first published?
The Hobbit by Charles Dixon, Sean Deming, J.R.R. Tolkien was first published in 1990.
