Book · by Stephen King · first published 1986
How many pages is It?
It by Stephen King has a median of 1,138 pages across 19 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 1,106 to 1,176 pages.
How long will It take you?
Page count of every edition, by year
Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.
Pages by format
Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.
| Format | Median pages | Editions | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 1,138 | 3 | 20 h 04 min |
| Paperback | 1,280 | 2 | 22 h 34 min |
| Mass market | 1,114 | 2 | 19 h 38 min |
Editions counted
The 19 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 96 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Scribner | Paperback | 1,184 | OL28894589M |
| 2017 | Hodder & Stoughton General Division | – | 1,184 | OL26804388M |
| 2017 | Scribner | Hardcover | 1,168 | OL27403423M |
| 2016 | Scribner | – | 1,169 | OL34024224M |
| 2016 | Scribner | – | 1,168 | OL28838648M |
| 2011 | Hodder | Paperback | 1,376 | OL28466365M |
| 2011 | Cemetary Dance Publications | Hardcover in Slipcase | 1,052 | OL25216530M |
| 2007 | Hodder & Stoughton | – | 1,392 | OL53243110M |
| 1998 | Signet | mass market paperback | 1,138 | OL7573104M |
| 1988 | Guild Publishing | – | 918 | OL53203300M |
| 1987 | New American Library | mass market paperback | 1,090 | OL7572658M |
| 1987 | New American Library of Canada Limited | – | 1,106 | OL53222297M |
| 1987 | Signet | – | 1,138 | OL7572224M |
| 1987 | New American Library of Canada Limited | – | 1,106 | OL53199123M |
| 1986 | Hodder and Stoughton | – | 912 | OL22361963M |
| 1986 | Viking | hardcover | 1,138 | OL2550667M |
| 1986 | Viking | – | 1,138 | OL20930867M |
| – | Pocket Books | – | 1,488 | OL28867645M |
| – | Hodder & Stoughton | – | 1,120 | OL53234997M |
More by Stephen King
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All 66 books by Stephen King with page counts
Questions
- How many pages is It?
- About 1,138 pages: that is the median of 19 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 912 to 1,488 pages.
- How long does it take to read It?
- About 20 h 04 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 41 days.
- How many words is It?
- Roughly 313,000 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)).