The Social Contract: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Social Contract runs 4.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 3.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 4.8 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
2,226 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2015 recording read by Neville Jason runs 1.5 hours longer (6.3 hours).
- The 2024 recording read by Hugo Avison runs 4.9 hours longer (9.7 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 Social Contract is an audiobook by Jean Jacques Rousseau: a 4.8-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released January 1, 2016, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- LibriVox Volunteers
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
How to listen to The Social Contract 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 Social Contract as an audiobook?
The Social Contract runs 4.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.2 hours.
Is The Social Contract free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Social Contract?
The Social Contract is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.