Practical, research-backed guides on word counts, character limits, readability and writing for the web, from the team behind the free Words Calculator tools.
Public speaking
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A 5-minute speech is about 650 words at a relaxed 130 words per minute. Here's the chart for every length from 1 to 60 minutes, a 60-second test to find your own pace, and how much to cut for pauses and laughter.
Word counts & pages
The average adult reads 1,000 words in about 4 minutes. Here's how that changes when you read aloud, skim or read fiction, plus a reading time chart from 100 to 10,000 words.
Character limits
X allows 280 characters per post, or up to 25,000 with Premium. Here is every X text limit and exactly how links, emoji and non-Latin scripts are counted.
Word counts & pages
1,000 words fills about 2 single-spaced or 4 double-spaced pages. Here is a page chart from 250 to 10,000 words, plus what fonts, spacing and handwriting do to the count.
