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How many pages is Cell?

Cell by Stephen King has a median of 480 pages across 14 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 436 to 512 pages.

Median pages
480
14 editions counted
Range
384–709
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
8.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
132k
at 275 words per page

How long will Cell 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
8 h 28 min
At 30 min a day
17 days
At 1 hour a day
9 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

4006002010201520202006: 438 pages2006: 384 pages2006: 432 pages2006: 564 pages2006: 480 pages2006: 436 pages2006: 709 pages2006: 496 pages2007: 512 pages2007: 707 pages2007: 512 pages2016: 465 pages2022: 480 pages2023: 416 pagesmedian 480
400600201020202006: 438 pages2006: 384 pages2006: 432 pages2006: 564 pages2006: 480 pages2006: 436 pages2006: 709 pages2006: 496 pages2007: 512 pages2007: 707 pages2007: 512 pages2016: 465 pages2022: 480 pages2023: 416 pagesmedian 480
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

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
Hardcover56439 h 57 min
Paperback48848 h 36 min
Mass market47228 h 20 min

Editions counted

The 14 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 61 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2023Gallery Books–416OL42794448M
2022Pocket Booksmass market paperback480OL35297247M
2016Pocket BooksMass Market Paperback465OL32042475M
2007Hodder & Stoughton–512OL53238306M
2007Large Print PressPaperback707OL8875505M
2007Hodder & Stoughton–512OL53243296M
2006BCA–438OL53067277M
2006ScribnerHardcover384OL7948976M

More by Stephen King

All 66 books by Stephen King with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Cell?
About 480 pages: that is the median of 14 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 384 to 709 pages.
How long does it take to read Cell?
About 8 h 28 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 17 days.
How many words is Cell?
Roughly 132,000 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)).