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How many pages is Benjamin Franklin?

Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson has a median of 608 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 590 to 626 pages.

Median pages
608
5 editions counted
Range
586–907
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
12h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
167k
at 275 words per page

How long will Benjamin Franklin take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
11 h 43 min
At 30 min a day
24 days
At 1 hour a day
12 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

6008002001200220032004200520062003: 626 pages2003: 590 pages2003: 608 pages2004: 907 pages2004: 586 pagesmedian 608
6008002002200420062003: 626 pages2003: 590 pages2003: 608 pages2004: 907 pages2004: 586 pagesmedian 608
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 17 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2004Thorndike–907OL3690676M
2004Simon & Schuster–586OL23007984M
2003Simon & Schuster Paperbacks–626OL58591936M
2003Simon & Schuster–590OL23270815M
2003Simon & Schuster, Limited–608OL33358302M

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Questions

How many pages is Benjamin Franklin?
About 608 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 586 to 907 pages.
How long does it take to read Benjamin Franklin?
About 11 h 43 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 24 days.
How many words is Benjamin Franklin?
Roughly 167,000 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)).