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Book · by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi · first published 2007

How many pages is Flow?

Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has a median of 312 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 303 to 320 pages.

Median pages
312
6 editions counted
Range
303–336
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.0h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
86k
at 275 words per page

How long will Flow 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
6 h
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.

30032034019901995200020051990: 303 pages1990: 303 pages1991: 320 pages1991: 320 pages2002: 303 pages2007: 336 pagesmedian 311
300320340199020001990: 303 pages1990: 303 pages1991: 320 pages1991: 320 pages2002: 303 pages2007: 336 pagesmedian 311
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 25 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2007Harper Perennial Modern ClassicsPaperback336OL9244650M
2002Rider–303OL21896525M
1991Harper PerennialPaperback320OL9239159M
1991HarperCollins Publishers–320OL7284467M
1990Harpercollins Publisher–303OL7275479M
1990Harper & Row–303OL2218671M

Questions

How many pages is Flow?
About 312 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 303 to 336 pages.
How long does it take to read Flow?
About 6 h at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is Flow?
Roughly 86,000 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)).