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How many pages is Pippi Longstocking?

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren has a median of 158 pages across 30 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 144 to 160 pages.

Median pages
158
30 editions counted
Range
90–208
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
43k
at 275 words per page

How long will Pippi Longstocking take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
2 h 47 min
At 30 min a day
6 days
At 1 hour a day
3 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

10015020019601980200020201950: 158 pages1950: 158 pages1950: 160 pages1950: 158 pages1953: 158 pages1963: 158 pages1966: 116 pages1967: 158 pages1971: 90 pages1971: 120 pages1976: 175 pages1981: 192 pages1982: 160 pages1986: 160 pages1987: 117 pages1988: 160 pages1996: 128 pages1997: 160 pages1999: 160 pages2000: 144 pages2002: 128 pages2004: 129 pages2005: 160 pages2006: 160 pages2007: 207 pages2007: 208 pages2010: 208 pages2012: 208 pages2015: 144 pages2020: 144 pagesmedian 158
1001502001950197520001950: 158 pages1950: 158 pages1950: 160 pages1950: 158 pages1953: 158 pages1963: 158 pages1966: 116 pages1967: 158 pages1971: 90 pages1971: 120 pages1976: 175 pages1981: 192 pages1982: 160 pages1986: 160 pages1987: 117 pages1988: 160 pages1996: 128 pages1997: 160 pages1999: 160 pages2000: 144 pages2002: 128 pages2004: 129 pages2005: 160 pages2006: 160 pages2007: 207 pages2007: 208 pages2010: 208 pages2012: 208 pages2015: 144 pages2020: 144 pagesmedian 158
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
Hardcover159122 h 48 min
Paperback15282 h 41 min

Editions counted

The 30 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was 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 116 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Oxford University Press–144OL29481143M
2015Oxford University PressPaperback144OL26203538M
2012Oxford University Press–208OL28481061M
2010Oxford University PressPaperback208OL25892966M
2007VikingHardcover207OL11067392M
2007Oxford University PressHardcover208OL7383111M
2006Listening LibraryHardcover160OL10352431M
2005Puffin BooksPaperback160OL7360664M

More by Astrid Lindgren

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Questions

How many pages is Pippi Longstocking?
About 158 pages: that is the median of 30 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 90 to 208 pages.
How long does it take to read Pippi Longstocking?
About 2 h 47 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
How many words is Pippi Longstocking?
Roughly 43,000 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)).