Book · by Simon Sinek · first published 2009
How many pages is Start with Why?
Start with Why by Simon Sinek has a median of 246 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 246 to 256 pages.
Median pages
246
5 editions counted
Range
132–272
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.7h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
68k
at 275 words per page
How long will Start with Why take you?
Reading time
4 h 44 min
At 30 min a day
10 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days
Page count of every edition, by year
Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.
Editions counted
The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 17 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 272 | OL55854301M |
| 2011 | Penguin Random House LLC | – | 132 | OL38090966M |
| 2011 | Penguin Books | – | 246 | OL62597004M |
| 2011 | Portfolio | – | 256 | OL26431670M |
| 2009 | Portfolio | – | 246 | OL24001669M |
Questions
- How many pages is Start with Why?
- About 246 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 132 to 272 pages.
- How long does it take to read Start with Why?
- About 4 h 44 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
- How many words is Start with Why?
- Roughly 68,000 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)).