Estimate how long a recipient takes to read an email.
Dividing the email's word count by a scanning reading speed gives the seconds a recipient likely spends on it. Speed readers skim at roughly 250 words per minute over a screen. Respecting a reader's time is the fastest way to get a reply, and knowing the read time keeps messages brief and decisive.
Email Reading Time
Read time = email words / reading speed
Read time = email words / reading speed Dividing the email's word count by a scanning reading speed gives the seconds a recipient likely spends on it. Speed readers skim at roughly 250 words per minute over a screen.
Respecting a reader's time is the fastest way to get a reply, and knowing the read time keeps messages brief and decisive.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Email words, Reading speed. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.