The Story of Mankind: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Mankind runs 14.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sneha Mathan (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.1 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 37,584 Kids audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sneha Mathan
Sneha Mathan narrates 84 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 986 hours in all.
About as long, on the Kids shelf
308 Kids 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 Story of Mankind is an audiobook by Hendrik Willem Van Loon: a 14.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Sneha Mathan, released February 15, 2011, on the Kids shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sneha Mathan
- Released
- February 15, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Kids
- ISBN
- 9781483064819
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of Mankind as an audiobook?
The Story of Mankind runs 14.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is The Story of Mankind free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Story of Mankind?
The Story of Mankind is narrated by Sneha Mathan.
Is The Story of Mankind worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.