# Estimated Reading Speed Display

> Calculates and shows your reading speed.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/estimated-read-speed-display](https://chrome-stats.com/d/estimated-read-speed-display)

## Overview

- **ID:** `estimated-read-speed-display`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gordon
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-31
- **First published:** 2025-12-28
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/estimated-read-speed-display/)

## Description

Based on your scroll behavior and time on page, this tool gives an estimate of your reading pace in words per minute, helping you track improvements over time.

## Rankings

- #146,844 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `scripting`
- `tabs`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/estimated-read-speed-display)