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Book · by Viktor Emil Frankl · first published 1998

How many pages is Man's Search for Meaning?

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Emil Frankl has a median of 165 pages across 43 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 144 to 223 pages.

Median pages
165
43 editions counted
Range
111–242
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.2h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
45k
at 275 words per page

How long will Man's Search for Meaning 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
3 h 11 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.

10015020025019601980200020201959: 111 pages1959: 142 pages1959: 242 pages1962: 142 pages1962: 148 pages1963: 142 pages1963: 142 pages1963: 240 pages1963: 242 pages1963: 142 pages1963: 222 pages1963: 242 pages1964: 144 pages1964: 137 pages1965: 222 pages1967: 142 pages1968: 145 pages1969: 224 pages1969: 145 pages1969: 242 pages1970: 145 pages1970: 150 pages1971: 226 pages1972: 226 pages1973: 150 pages1977: 237 pages1977: 237 pages1984: 189 pages1985: 221 pages1985: 221 pages1987: 137 pages1992: 196 pages1995: 120 pages2001: 196 pages2001: 154 pages2004: 160 pages2006: 165 pages2006: 192 pages2006: 184 pages2007: 165 pages2008: 154 pages2013: 160 pages2020: 240 pagesmedian 165
100150200250197520001959: 111 pages1959: 142 pages1959: 242 pages1962: 142 pages1962: 148 pages1963: 142 pages1963: 142 pages1963: 240 pages1963: 242 pages1963: 142 pages1963: 222 pages1963: 242 pages1964: 144 pages1964: 137 pages1965: 222 pages1967: 142 pages1968: 145 pages1969: 224 pages1969: 145 pages1969: 242 pages1970: 145 pages1970: 150 pages1971: 226 pages1972: 226 pages1973: 150 pages1977: 237 pages1977: 237 pages1984: 189 pages1985: 221 pages1985: 221 pages1987: 137 pages1992: 196 pages1995: 120 pages2001: 196 pages2001: 154 pages2004: 160 pages2006: 165 pages2006: 192 pages2006: 184 pages2007: 165 pages2008: 154 pages2013: 160 pages2020: 240 pagesmedian 165
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
Hardcover14252 h 44 min
Paperback16263 h 08 min
Mass market22474 h 19 min

Editions counted

The 43 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 111 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Ebury Publishing–240OL30168613M
2013Ebury Publishing–160OL33480623M
2008RiderPaperback154OL51732370M
2007Beacon PressPaperback165OL7944581M
2006Beacon PressPaperback165OL7944580M
2006Perfection Learning Corporation–192OL38084899M
2006Beacon PressHardcover184OL7944582M
2004RiderPaperback160OL8952950M

Questions

How many pages is Man's Search for Meaning?
About 165 pages: that is the median of 43 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 111 to 242 pages.
How long does it take to read Man's Search for Meaning?
About 3 h 11 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Man's Search for Meaning?
Roughly 45,000 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)).