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How many pages is Outliers?

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell has a median of 322 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 312 to 326 pages.

Median pages
322
6 editions counted
Range
309–452
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.2h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
89k
at 275 words per page

How long will Outliers 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 12 min
At 30 min a day
13 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

30035040045020082010201220142008: 309 pages2008: 452 pages2008: 326 pages2008: 309 pages2009: 320 pages2015: 324 pagesmedian 322
3003504004502010201220152008: 309 pages2008: 452 pages2008: 326 pages2008: 309 pages2009: 320 pages2015: 324 pagesmedian 322
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 32 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2015CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–324OL56132999M
2009Penguin Books, Limited–320OL28448611M
2008Little Brown & CompanyHardcover309OL10426237M
2008Little, Brown and Co. Large Print–452OL23106215M
2008Little Brown & Company–326OL44158485M
2008Little, Brown and Co.–309OL17030758M

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Questions

How many pages is Outliers?
About 322 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 309 to 452 pages.
How long does it take to read Outliers?
About 6 h 12 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 13 days.
How many words is Outliers?
Roughly 89,000 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)).