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---
title: ReadingTime
description: Returns the estimated reading time, in minutes, for the given page.
categories: []
keywords: []
action:
related:
- methods/page/WordCount
- methods/page/FuzzyWordCount
returnType: int
signatures: [PAGE.ReadingTime]
---
The estimated reading time is calculated by dividing the number of words in the content by the reading speed.
By default, Hugo assumes a reading speed of 212 words per minute. For CJK languages, it assumes 500 words per minute.
```go-html-template
{{ printf "Estimated reading time: %d minutes" .ReadingTime }}
```
Reading speed varies by language. Create language-specific estimated reading times on your multilingual site using site parameters.
{{< code-toggle file=hugo >}}
[languages]
[languages.de]
contentDir = 'content/de'
languageCode = 'de-DE'
languageName = 'Deutsch'
weight = 2
[languages.de.params]
reading_speed = 179
[languages.en]
contentDir = 'content/en'
languageCode = 'en-US'
languageName = 'English'
weight = 1
[languages.en.params]
reading_speed = 228
{{< /code-toggle >}}
Then in your template:
```go-html-template
{{ $readingTime := div (float .WordCount) .Site.Params.reading_speed }}
{{ $readingTime = math.Ceil $readingTime }}
```
We cast the `.WordCount` to a float to obtain a float when we divide by the reading speed. Then round up to the nearest integer.
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