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How many pages is Fahrenheit 451?

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury has a median of 172 pages across 54 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 158 to 190 pages.

Median pages
172
54 editions counted
Range
96–253
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.0h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
47k
at 275 words per page

How long will Fahrenheit 451 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 02 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.

1002001960198020001953: 199 pages1953: 199 pages1953: 199 pages1957: 126 pages1960: 159 pages1963: 147 pages1965: 147 pages1966: 147 pages1967: 147 pages1967: 158 pages1970: 147 pages1970: 158 pages1971: 147 pages1971: 147 pages1972: 158 pages1973: 147 pages1973: 158 pages1976: 158 pages1979: 184 pages1979: 184 pages1979: 151 pages1979: 196 pages1981: 167 pages1982: 152 pages1982: 152 pages1984: 184 pages1985: 161 pages1986: 161 pages1986: 159 pages1986: 96 pages1988: 204 pages1990: 179 pages1991: 190 pages1991: 251 pages1991: 179 pages1993: 172 pages1993: 179 pages1993: 190 pages1993: 190 pages1993: 190 pages1996: 181 pages1996: 179 pages1997: 227 pages2001: 172 pages2003: 190 pages2005: 224 pages2007: 190 pages2008: 227 pages2013: 159 pages2013: 159 pages2013: 159 pages2013: 240 pages2018: 227 pages2018: 253 pagesmedian 172
100200197520001953: 199 pages1953: 199 pages1953: 199 pages1957: 126 pages1960: 159 pages1963: 147 pages1965: 147 pages1966: 147 pages1967: 147 pages1967: 158 pages1970: 147 pages1970: 158 pages1971: 147 pages1971: 147 pages1972: 158 pages1973: 147 pages1973: 158 pages1976: 158 pages1979: 184 pages1979: 184 pages1979: 151 pages1979: 196 pages1981: 167 pages1982: 152 pages1982: 152 pages1984: 184 pages1985: 161 pages1986: 161 pages1986: 159 pages1986: 96 pages1988: 204 pages1990: 179 pages1991: 190 pages1991: 251 pages1991: 179 pages1993: 172 pages1993: 179 pages1993: 190 pages1993: 190 pages1993: 190 pages1996: 181 pages1996: 179 pages1997: 227 pages2001: 172 pages2003: 190 pages2005: 224 pages2007: 190 pages2008: 227 pages2013: 159 pages2013: 159 pages2013: 159 pages2013: 240 pages2018: 227 pages2018: 253 pagesmedian 172
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
Hardcover179123 h 09 min
Paperback176163 h 07 min
Mass market14782 h 35 min

Editions counted

The 54 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 264 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018Harper VoyagerPaperback227OL32063038M
2018Simon & Schuster Paperbackspaperback253OL27956527M
2013Simon & Schuster PaperbacksPaperback159OL38581505M
2013Simon & SchusterHardcover159OL25859954M
2013Simon & Schuster PaperbacksTrade Paperback159OL26295928M
2013HarperVoyagerHardcover (Clothbound)240OL26437046M
2008HarperVoyagerPaperback227OL7259911M
2007Simon & Schuster–190OL26267092M

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Questions

How many pages is Fahrenheit 451?
About 172 pages: that is the median of 54 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 96 to 253 pages.
How long does it take to read Fahrenheit 451?
About 3 h 02 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Fahrenheit 451?
Roughly 47,000 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)).