A typical adult’s average reading speed is about 250 words per minute (WPM). But everyone is different and it depends on what you are reading. To check your own reading speed, click here.
Here are some benchmarks for how long it will take you to read different word counts at the average reading speed (from https://thewritelife.com/how-many-words-in-a-novel/).
- Flash Fiction: 300–1500 words (1.2 to 6 minutes)
- Short Story: 1500–30,000 words (6 minutes to 2 hours)
- Novellas: 30,000–50,000 words (2 to 3.5 hours)
- Novels: 50,000–110,000 words (3.5 to 7.5 hours