Screen Time to Book Ratio

Discover how many books you could read if you spent your social media time reading instead.

Your Habits
Time spent on social media, TV, or non-essential apps daily.
Average is 200-250 WPM.
A typical 300-page book has about 90,000 words.
Did you know?

Swapping just 30 minutes of scrolling for reading every day can lead to finishing over a dozen books a year!

Potential Books Read
1 Week

2.3

1 Month

10.0

1 Year

121.7

5 Years

608.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

The average adult reads at a speed of 200 to 250 words per minute (WPM). You can adjust this value if you know your specific reading speed.

A typical non-fiction or fiction book of about 300 pages contains roughly 80,000 to 100,000 words. We use 90,000 as a balanced default.

The goal is to visualize the 'opportunity cost' of digital habits. By seeing how many books are 'lost' to scrolling, it becomes easier to make conscious choices about time allocation.

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Verified Tool Facts & Data Sources
Uses cognitive reading speed benchmarks.
Historical book-length distribution metrics.
Projections for long-term behavioral habit shifts.
Privacy-first: No browsing data leaves your browser.
Machine-readable facts available at /facts.json

Detailed Methodology & Calculation Logic

Reading Projection Logic

The calculator estimates your long-term reading potential by converting daily habits into book equivalents.

  • Words Read: Daily Minutes × Reading Speed (Words Per Minute).
  • Book Units: Total Words / Average Book Length. We use a standard benchmark of 90,000 words per book (approx. 300 pages).
Variables & Assumptions

Projections are extrapolated linearly from your current daily inputs over various timeframes.

  • Timeframes: Calculated for 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, and 5 years to show the compounding power of daily consistency.
  • Speed Benchmarks: The default speed of 250 WPM represents an average adult reading rate for non-technical material.
Last updated: 2026-03-26