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Book · by E. B. White · first published 1991

How many pages is Charlotte's Web?

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White has a median of 184 pages across 60 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 184 to 194 pages.

Median pages
184
60 editions counted
Range
170–320
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
51k
at 275 words per page

How long will Charlotte's Web 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
3 h 15 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

15020025030019601980200020201952: 198 pages1952: 198 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 198 pages1952: 198 pages1952: 194 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 194 pages1962: 184 pages1969: 176 pages1969: 194 pages1970: 184 pages1972: 194 pages1972: 194 pages1972: 194 pages1973: 184 pages1974: 192 pages1974: 176 pages1980: 184 pages1980: 184 pages1980: 184 pages1986: 224 pages1993: 175 pages1993: 256 pages1993: 184 pages1997: 320 pages1997: 184 pages1999: 184 pages1999: 184 pages2002: 214 pages2002: 176 pages2003: 184 pages2003: 179 pages2004: 184 pages2004: 184 pages2005: 190 pages2006: 192 pages2006: 192 pages2006: 282 pages2006: 184 pages2006: 192 pages2006: 184 pages2006: 184 pages2006: 216 pages2006: 184 pages2007: 170 pages2007: 184 pages2009: 184 pages2010: 243 pages2013: 184 pages2017: 208 pages2025: 272 pages2025: 192 pages2025: 192 pagesmedian 184
1502002503001975200020251952: 198 pages1952: 198 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 198 pages1952: 198 pages1952: 194 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 184 pages1952: 194 pages1962: 184 pages1969: 176 pages1969: 194 pages1970: 184 pages1972: 194 pages1972: 194 pages1972: 194 pages1973: 184 pages1974: 192 pages1974: 176 pages1980: 184 pages1980: 184 pages1980: 184 pages1986: 224 pages1993: 175 pages1993: 256 pages1993: 184 pages1997: 320 pages1997: 184 pages1999: 184 pages1999: 184 pages2002: 214 pages2002: 176 pages2003: 184 pages2003: 179 pages2004: 184 pages2004: 184 pages2005: 190 pages2006: 192 pages2006: 192 pages2006: 282 pages2006: 184 pages2006: 192 pages2006: 184 pages2006: 184 pages2006: 216 pages2006: 184 pages2007: 170 pages2007: 184 pages2009: 184 pages2010: 243 pages2013: 184 pages2017: 208 pages2025: 272 pages2025: 192 pages2025: 192 pagesmedian 184
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
Hardcover184173 h 15 min
Paperback184193 h 15 min

Editions counted

The 60 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 211 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2025Penguin Books, Limited–272OL60853794M
2025Penguin Books, Limited–192OL57534758M
2025HarperCollins Publishers–192OL57593302M
2017HarperHardcover208OL26430313M
2013Puffin Bookspaperback184OL34950926M
2010PuffinPaperback243OL26430127M
2009HarperCollins PublishersPaperback184OL32533052M
2007Puffin BooksPaperback170OL32532710M

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Questions

How many pages is Charlotte's Web?
About 184 pages: that is the median of 60 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 170 to 320 pages.
How long does it take to read Charlotte's Web?
About 3 h 15 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Charlotte's Web?
Roughly 51,000 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)).