How long does it take to read Source Code?
Source Code by Bill Gates takes about 6 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 10 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2025. 336 pages, about 92,400 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Economics, Biography, Computer software industry, Microsoft Corporation, Businesspeople
