The Next 500 Years: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Next 500 Years runs 9.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Layne Ihde (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 26,666 Self-Development audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Layne Ihde
Layne Ihde narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 34 hours in all.
About as long, on the Self-Development shelf
2,025 Self-Development audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Next 500 Years is an audiobook by Christopher E. Mason: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Layne Ihde, released May 22, 2025, on the Self-Development shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Layne Ihde
- Released
- May 22, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Self-Development
- ISBN
- 9781722553920
How to listen to The Next 500 Years free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Next 500 Years as an audiobook?
The Next 500 Years runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is The Next 500 Years free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Next 500 Years?
The Next 500 Years is narrated by Layne Ihde.