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How many pages is Blink?

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell has a median of 299 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 286 to 324 pages.

Median pages
299
8 editions counted
Range
277–469
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.8h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
82k
at 275 words per page

How long will Blink 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
5 h 45 min
At 30 min a day
12 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

3004002005201020152005: 469 pages2005: 277 pages2005: 304 pages2005: 288 pages2005: 294 pages2007: 320 pages2013: 338 pages2018: 278 pagesmedian 299
3004002005201020152005: 469 pages2005: 277 pages2005: 304 pages2005: 288 pages2005: 294 pages2007: 320 pages2013: 338 pages2018: 278 pagesmedian 299
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 47 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–278OL55182631M
2013Back Bay Books–338OL58601251M
2007Back Bay BooksPaperback320OL9835570M
2005Little, Brown–469OL23060310M
2005Little, Brown and Co.–277OL23273215M
2005Thorndike PressHardcover304OL9720889M
2005Little, Brown and CompanyHardcover288OL9798761M
2005Little, Brown and Company–294OL58660449M

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Questions

How many pages is Blink?
About 299 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 277 to 469 pages.
How long does it take to read Blink?
About 5 h 45 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is Blink?
Roughly 82,000 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)).