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How many pages is Cryptonomicon?

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson has a median of 918 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 918 pages.

Median pages
918
6 editions counted
Range
918–1,168
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
16h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
252k
at 275 words per page

How long will Cryptonomicon 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
16 h 11 min
At 30 min a day
33 days
At 1 hour a day
17 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

9001,0001,1001,20019982000200220041999: 918 pages1999: 918 pages1999: 918 pages2000: 918 pages2000: 918 pages2002: 1,168 pagesmedian 918
9001,0001,1001,2001997200020021999: 918 pages1999: 918 pages1999: 918 pages2000: 918 pages2000: 918 pages2002: 1,168 pagesmedian 918
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 30 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2002AvonMass Market Paperback1,168OL9232188M
2000Arrow/Children's (a Division of Random Housepaperback918OL27280121M
2000Perennial–918OL14437271M
1999Avon Press–918OL31320M
1999Heinemann–918OL31948100M
1999Avon Books–918OL31978677M

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Questions

How many pages is Cryptonomicon?
About 918 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 918 to 1,168 pages.
How long does it take to read Cryptonomicon?
About 16 h 11 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 33 days.
How many words is Cryptonomicon?
Roughly 252,000 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)).