Biden, Harris had the most speaking time during Wednesday's Democratic debate

For those who watched Wednesday night's Democratic debate, it comes as no surprise that former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) spoke the most.

Biden topped the list with 21 minutes, 27 seconds of speaking time, The New York Times reports, followed by Harris with 17 minutes, 18 seconds; Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) with 13 minutes, 5 seconds; and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) with 11 minutes, 25 seconds. Biden and Harris began the debate with back and forth on health care, and kept it up throughout the night, discussing immigration, criminal justice reform, and climate change.

The middle of the pack all had roughly the same amount of speaking time — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee talked for 10 minutes, 48 seconds; Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) for 10 minutes, 47 seconds; former HUD Secretary Julián Castro for 10 minutes, 37 seconds; and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) for 10 minutes, 25 seconds.

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Bringing up the rear, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and businessman Andrew Yang both spoke for less than 10 minutes, with de Blasio clocking in at 9 minutes, 17 seconds and Yang at 8 minutes, 53 seconds. During the first Democratic debate on Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) had the most speaking time (18 minutes, 48 seconds), followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) with an even 18 minutes.