personal finance audiobook
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki is about 5 hours and 50 minutes long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 3 hr 53 min, and at 2× to about 2 hr 55 min.
Runtimes are approximate and vary slightly by edition and retailer. Check the length shown in Audible, Libby, Spotify or Apple Books for your copy.
| Playback speed | Total time |
|---|---|
| 0.8× | 7 hr 18 min |
| 1× | 5 hr 50 min |
| 1.25× | 4 hr 40 min |
| 1.5× | 3 hr 53 min |
| 1.75× | 3 hr 20 min |
| 2× | 2 hr 55 min |
| 2.5× | 2 hr 20 min |
| 3× | 1 hr 57 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 6 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 4 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 6 days.
The table below shows whole days needed for every combination of speed and daily listening time.
| Speed | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 1 hr | 1.5 hr | 2 hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 24 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 1.25× | 19 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 1.5× | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2× | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
How long, really
At 5 hr 50 min, Rich Dad Poor Dad is about one long-haul flight leg or a single weekend afternoon. That's longer than about 8% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, Rich Dad Poor Dad comes to roughly 54,000 words. Narrators vary, so a faster or slower reader will shift that number and the total runtime.
Want to try other speeds or your own schedule? Use the audiobook speed calculator or the listening goal calculator to find the daily minutes you need.
Track it as you listen
Booktrace is an iPhone audiobook tracker that logs your sessions, chapters, narrator and playback speed in one place, so you can see real progress through Rich Dad Poor Dad and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Rich Dad Poor Dad audiobook by Robert T. Kiyosaki runs about 5 hours and 50 minutes at normal (1x) speed. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Rich Dad Poor Dad takes about 3 hours and 53 minutes. At 2x it takes about 2 hours and 55 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Rich Dad Poor Dad takes about 6 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 4 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 12 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Rich Dad Poor Dad is longer than about 8% of them. At 5 hr 50 min it is about one long-haul flight leg or a single weekend afternoon.
