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How many pages is The Code Breaker?

The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson has a median of 548 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 410 to 560 pages.

Median pages
548
6 editions counted
Range
368–560
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
11h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
151k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Code Breaker 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
10 h 34 min
At 30 min a day
22 days
At 1 hour a day
11 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

4005002019202020212022202320242021: 537 pages2021: 560 pages2021: 560 pages2022: 560 pages2022: 368 pages2022: 368 pagesmedian 548
4005002020202220242021: 537 pages2021: 560 pages2021: 560 pages2022: 560 pages2022: 368 pages2022: 368 pagesmedian 548
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 21 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2022Simon & Schuster, LimitedPaperback560OL36773359M
2022Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers–368OL34134458M
2022Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers–368OL34144265M
2021Simon & Schusterhardcover537OL34951806M
2021Simon & Schusterhardcover560OL32442064M
2021Simon & Schusterhardcover560OL32009035M

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Questions

How many pages is The Code Breaker?
About 548 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 368 to 560 pages.
How long does it take to read The Code Breaker?
About 10 h 34 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 22 days.
How many words is The Code Breaker?
Roughly 151,000 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)).