The World: A Family History of Humanity: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World: A Family History of Humanity runs 68.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Sebag Montefiore (about 45.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 68.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 137 days |
| 1 hour / day | 69 days |
| 2 hours / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 46 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 68.2 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
3 World 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 World: A Family History of Humanity is an audiobook by Simon Sebag Montefiore: a 68.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Sebag Montefiore, released May 16, 2023, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 68.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Released
- May 16, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9780593627662
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The World: A Family History of Humanity as an audiobook?
The World: A Family History of Humanity runs 68.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 45.4 hours.
Is The World: A Family History of Humanity free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The World: A Family History of Humanity?
The World: A Family History of Humanity is narrated by Simon Sebag Montefiore.
Is The World: A Family History of Humanity worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 45.4 hours, saving 22.7 hours.