The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future runs 8.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Wallace-Wells (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.6 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 4,722 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
827 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
- The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America
- Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
- The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump
- Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future is an audiobook by David Wallace-Wells: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by David Wallace-Wells, released February 19, 2019, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Wallace-Wells
- Released
- February 19, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction), Thought-Provoking Listens
- ISBN
- 9780241399569
How to listen to The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future 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 Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future as an audiobook?
The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future?
The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future is narrated by David Wallace-Wells.