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Book · by Лев Толстой · first published 1997

How many pages is Anna Karenina?

Anna Karenina by Лев Толстой has a median of 738 pages across 225 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 518 to 865 pages.

Median pages
738
225 editions counted
Range
268–1,258
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
13h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
203k
at 275 words per page

How long will Anna Karenina take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
13 h 01 min
At 30 min a day
27 days
At 1 hour a day
14 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

5001,0001900195020001886: 773 pages1886: 773 pages1887: 769 pages1899: 397 pages1899: 397 pages1900: 769 pages1900: 950 pages1900: 950 pages1911: 919 pages1912: 427 pages1917: 546 pages1917: 544 pages1919: 1,027 pages1919: 520 pages1920: 1,027 pages1929: 390 pages1930: 950 pages1930: 950 pages1931: 1,090 pages1939: 476 pages1939: 576 pages1944: 736 pages1944: 736 pages1944: 750 pages1944: 736 pages1944: 750 pages1944: 780 pages1946: 952 pages1946: 912 pages1948: 736 pages1948: 778 pages1950: 970 pages1950: 950 pages1950: 950 pages1950: 950 pages1950: 898 pages1950: 950 pages1951: 934 pages1951: 934 pages1952: 934 pages1954: 853 pages1954: 852 pages1954: 852 pages1954: 852 pages1956: 866 pages1959: 1,090 pages1960: 910 pages1961: 810 pages1961: 807 pages1961: 810 pages1961: 807 pages1961: 807 pages1963: 447 pages1965: 502 pages1965: 447 pages1965: 855 pages1965: 855 pages1966: 738 pages1966: 897 pages1966: 897 pages1967: 476 pages1968: 770 pages1968: 866 pages1969: 478 pages1970: 920 pages1970: 920 pages1972: 784 pages1975: 874 pages1977: 502 pages1977: 852 pages1977: 783 pages1978: 870 pages1980: 798 pages1980: 811 pages1980: 817 pages1980: 807 pages1981: 873 pages1991: 870 pages1992: 963 pages1992: 1,008 pages1993: 924 pages1993: 736 pages1993: 927 pages1995: 831 pages1995: 860 pages1995: 699 pages1997: 852 pages1997: 852 pages1997: 848 pages1998: 866 pages1999: 1,002 pages1999: 804 pages2000: 938 pages2000: 837 pages2001: 324 pages2001: 837 pages2002: 837 pages2002: 942 pages2002: 864 pages2003: 837 pages2003: 803 pages2004: 803 pages2004: 740 pages2004: 838 pages2005: 955 pages2005: 480 pages2005: 792 pages2006: 336 pages2006: 332 pages2006: 520 pages2006: 464 pages2006: 320 pages2006: 352 pages2006: 268 pages2006: 320 pages2006: 296 pages2006: 356 pages2006: 328 pages2006: 344 pages2006: 348 pages2007: 328 pages2007: 580 pages2007: 492 pages2007: 478 pages2007: 400 pages2007: 336 pages2007: 344 pages2007: 352 pages2007: 296 pages2007: 356 pages2007: 284 pages2007: 336 pages2008: 806 pages2008: 831 pages2009: 360 pages2010: 666 pages2010: 1,208 pages2010: 963 pages2012: 452 pages2012: 610 pages2013: 694 pages2013: 528 pages2014: 847 pages2014: 736 pages2014: 820 pages2014: 912 pages2014: 789 pages2014: 754 pages2014: 864 pages2014: 656 pages2014: 290 pages2014: 865 pages2014: 794 pages2014: 720 pages2015: 1,256 pages2015: 1,256 pages2015: 865 pages2015: 792 pages2015: 1,256 pages2015: 1,258 pages2015: 402 pages2015: 1,256 pages2015: 496 pages2016: 578 pages2016: 578 pages2016: 598 pages2016: 456 pages2016: 650 pages2016: 640 pages2016: 532 pages2016: 578 pages2016: 316 pages2016: 896 pages2016: 704 pages2017: 726 pages2017: 634 pages2017: 592 pages2017: 728 pages2017: 738 pages2017: 518 pages2017: 668 pages2017: 992 pages2017: 1,136 pages2017: 518 pages2017: 896 pages2017: 420 pages2017: 324 pages2017: 650 pages2017: 450 pages2017: 272 pages2017: 550 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 402 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 462 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 580 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 620 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 598 pages2019: 753 pages2019: 382 pages2019: 419 pages2020: 548 pages2020: 480 pages2020: 486 pages2020: 379 pages2020: 542 pages2020: 948 pages2021: 579 pages2022: 822 pages2022: 426 pages2024: 542 pages2025: 848 pagesmedian 738
5001,0001900195020001886: 773 pages1886: 773 pages1887: 769 pages1899: 397 pages1899: 397 pages1900: 769 pages1900: 950 pages1900: 950 pages1911: 919 pages1912: 427 pages1917: 546 pages1917: 544 pages1919: 1,027 pages1919: 520 pages1920: 1,027 pages1929: 390 pages1930: 950 pages1930: 950 pages1931: 1,090 pages1939: 476 pages1939: 576 pages1944: 736 pages1944: 736 pages1944: 750 pages1944: 736 pages1944: 750 pages1944: 780 pages1946: 952 pages1946: 912 pages1948: 736 pages1948: 778 pages1950: 970 pages1950: 950 pages1950: 950 pages1950: 950 pages1950: 898 pages1950: 950 pages1951: 934 pages1951: 934 pages1952: 934 pages1954: 853 pages1954: 852 pages1954: 852 pages1954: 852 pages1956: 866 pages1959: 1,090 pages1960: 910 pages1961: 810 pages1961: 807 pages1961: 810 pages1961: 807 pages1961: 807 pages1963: 447 pages1965: 502 pages1965: 447 pages1965: 855 pages1965: 855 pages1966: 738 pages1966: 897 pages1966: 897 pages1967: 476 pages1968: 770 pages1968: 866 pages1969: 478 pages1970: 920 pages1970: 920 pages1972: 784 pages1975: 874 pages1977: 502 pages1977: 852 pages1977: 783 pages1978: 870 pages1980: 798 pages1980: 811 pages1980: 817 pages1980: 807 pages1981: 873 pages1991: 870 pages1992: 963 pages1992: 1,008 pages1993: 924 pages1993: 736 pages1993: 927 pages1995: 831 pages1995: 860 pages1995: 699 pages1997: 852 pages1997: 852 pages1997: 848 pages1998: 866 pages1999: 1,002 pages1999: 804 pages2000: 938 pages2000: 837 pages2001: 324 pages2001: 837 pages2002: 837 pages2002: 942 pages2002: 864 pages2003: 837 pages2003: 803 pages2004: 803 pages2004: 740 pages2004: 838 pages2005: 955 pages2005: 480 pages2005: 792 pages2006: 336 pages2006: 332 pages2006: 520 pages2006: 464 pages2006: 320 pages2006: 352 pages2006: 268 pages2006: 320 pages2006: 296 pages2006: 356 pages2006: 328 pages2006: 344 pages2006: 348 pages2007: 328 pages2007: 580 pages2007: 492 pages2007: 478 pages2007: 400 pages2007: 336 pages2007: 344 pages2007: 352 pages2007: 296 pages2007: 356 pages2007: 284 pages2007: 336 pages2008: 806 pages2008: 831 pages2009: 360 pages2010: 666 pages2010: 1,208 pages2010: 963 pages2012: 452 pages2012: 610 pages2013: 694 pages2013: 528 pages2014: 847 pages2014: 736 pages2014: 820 pages2014: 912 pages2014: 789 pages2014: 754 pages2014: 864 pages2014: 656 pages2014: 290 pages2014: 865 pages2014: 794 pages2014: 720 pages2015: 1,256 pages2015: 1,256 pages2015: 865 pages2015: 792 pages2015: 1,256 pages2015: 1,258 pages2015: 402 pages2015: 1,256 pages2015: 496 pages2016: 578 pages2016: 578 pages2016: 598 pages2016: 456 pages2016: 650 pages2016: 640 pages2016: 532 pages2016: 578 pages2016: 316 pages2016: 896 pages2016: 704 pages2017: 726 pages2017: 634 pages2017: 592 pages2017: 728 pages2017: 738 pages2017: 518 pages2017: 668 pages2017: 992 pages2017: 1,136 pages2017: 518 pages2017: 896 pages2017: 420 pages2017: 324 pages2017: 650 pages2017: 450 pages2017: 272 pages2017: 550 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 402 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 462 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 580 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 620 pages2018: 586 pages2018: 598 pages2019: 753 pages2019: 382 pages2019: 419 pages2020: 548 pages2020: 480 pages2020: 486 pages2020: 379 pages2020: 542 pages2020: 948 pages2021: 579 pages2022: 822 pages2022: 426 pages2024: 542 pages2025: 848 pagesmedian 738
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 2 editions without a publication year not plotted.

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover803314 h 09 min
Paperback344286 h 04 min

Editions counted

The 225 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 55 more editions were set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 1,322 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2025Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.–848OL57531860M
2024Nasionale Boekhandel–542OL53374536M
2022Worldwide Spark Publish–822OL57769663M
2022Creative Media Partners, LLC–426OL46501498M
2021Independently Published–579OL34198366M
2020Independently Published–548OL30001841M
2020Independently Published–480OL30027598M
2020Independently Published–486OL30270395M

More by Лев Толстой

All 4 books by Лев Толстой with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Anna Karenina?
About 738 pages: that is the median of 225 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 268 to 1,258 pages.
How long does it take to read Anna Karenina?
About 13 h 01 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 27 days.
How many words is Anna Karenina?
Roughly 203,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).