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How many pages is Mein Kampf?

Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler has a median of 600 pages across 85 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 414 to 694 pages.

Median pages
600
85 editions counted
Range
272–1,003
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
12h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
165k
at 275 words per page

How long will Mein Kampf 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
11 h 33 min
At 30 min a day
24 days
At 1 hour a day
12 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2505007501,00019401960198020001933: 285 pages1933: 297 pages1935: 285 pages1937: 297 pages1938: 285 pages1938: 285 pages1939: 1,003 pages1939: 567 pages1939: 1,003 pages1939: 1,003 pages1939: 1,003 pages1939: 993 pages1939: 993 pages1939: 568 pages1939: 669 pages1939: 669 pages1940: 1,003 pages1940: 584 pages1940: 1,003 pages1940: 583 pages1940: 1,003 pages1941: 1,003 pages1942: 384 pages1942: 384 pages1943: 694 pages1943: 649 pages1943: 694 pages1943: 694 pages1960: 694 pages1962: 694 pages1969: 629 pages1969: 629 pages1971: 694 pages1972: 629 pages1981: 384 pages1992: 688 pages1992: 636 pages1998: 720 pages1998: 694 pages1998: 720 pages1998: 694 pages2001: 694 pages2003: 664 pages2004: 384 pages2004: 388 pages2006: 615 pages2009: 456 pages2010: 580 pages2010: 438 pages2010: 438 pages2011: 566 pages2011: 512 pages2011: 602 pages2012: 684 pages2013: 828 pages2014: 288 pages2015: 414 pages2015: 310 pages2015: 364 pages2015: 544 pages2015: 312 pages2015: 358 pages2016: 516 pages2016: 470 pages2016: 458 pages2016: 516 pages2016: 558 pages2016: 780 pages2016: 414 pages2016: 272 pages2016: 526 pages2016: 678 pages2016: 776 pages2016: 642 pages2016: 490 pages2016: 612 pages2016: 364 pages2016: 478 pages2016: 506 pages2016: 312 pages2017: 612 pages2017: 600 pages2017: 650 pages2017: 392 pagesmedian 600
2505007501,000195020001933: 285 pages1933: 297 pages1935: 285 pages1937: 297 pages1938: 285 pages1938: 285 pages1939: 1,003 pages1939: 567 pages1939: 1,003 pages1939: 1,003 pages1939: 1,003 pages1939: 993 pages1939: 993 pages1939: 568 pages1939: 669 pages1939: 669 pages1940: 1,003 pages1940: 584 pages1940: 1,003 pages1940: 583 pages1940: 1,003 pages1941: 1,003 pages1942: 384 pages1942: 384 pages1943: 694 pages1943: 649 pages1943: 694 pages1943: 694 pages1960: 694 pages1962: 694 pages1969: 629 pages1969: 629 pages1971: 694 pages1972: 629 pages1981: 384 pages1992: 688 pages1992: 636 pages1998: 720 pages1998: 694 pages1998: 720 pages1998: 694 pages2001: 694 pages2003: 664 pages2004: 384 pages2004: 388 pages2006: 615 pages2009: 456 pages2010: 580 pages2010: 438 pages2010: 438 pages2011: 566 pages2011: 512 pages2011: 602 pages2012: 684 pages2013: 828 pages2014: 288 pages2015: 414 pages2015: 310 pages2015: 364 pages2015: 544 pages2015: 312 pages2015: 358 pages2016: 516 pages2016: 470 pages2016: 458 pages2016: 516 pages2016: 558 pages2016: 780 pages2016: 414 pages2016: 272 pages2016: 526 pages2016: 678 pages2016: 776 pages2016: 642 pages2016: 490 pages2016: 612 pages2016: 364 pages2016: 478 pages2016: 506 pages2016: 312 pages2017: 612 pages2017: 600 pages2017: 650 pages2017: 392 pagesmedian 600
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 1 edition without a publication year not plotted.

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
Hardcover694213 h 21 min
Paperback640412 h 19 min

Editions counted

The 85 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 2 more editions were set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 185 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–612OL55401789M
2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–600OL54674856M
2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–650OL55208516M
2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–392OL54883655M
2016CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–516OL55161818M
2016CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–470OL54911045M
2016CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–458OL55974179M
2016CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–516OL55945767M

Questions

How many pages is Mein Kampf?
About 600 pages: that is the median of 85 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 272 to 1,003 pages.
How long does it take to read Mein Kampf?
About 11 h 33 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 24 days.
How many words is Mein Kampf?
Roughly 165,000 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)).