Writing on the Wall: Social Media: The First 2,000 Years: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Writing on the Wall: Social Media: The First 2,000 Years audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Vance (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 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 10 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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- Dune Messiah: Book Two in the Dune Chronicles
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- The House in the Woods
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About as long, on the World shelf
1,153 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
- The History of the Vikings: Norse Sagas, Medieval Marauders, and Far-flung Settlements
- The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
- The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
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
Writing on the Wall: Social Media: The First 2,000 Years is an audiobook by Tom Standage: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released October 15, 2013, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- October 15, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781452683331
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Writing on the Wall: Social Media: The First 2,000 Years audiobook?
Writing on the Wall: Social Media: The First 2,000 Years runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is the Writing on the Wall: Social Media: The First 2,000 Years audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Writing on the Wall: Social Media: The First 2,000 Years?
Writing on the Wall: Social Media: The First 2,000 Years is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is Writing on the Wall: Social Media: The First 2,000 Years worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.