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How many pages is The Diary of a Young Girl?

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank has a median of 283 pages across 71 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 241 to 340 pages.

Median pages
283
71 editions counted
Range
207–427
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.4h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
78k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Diary of a Young Girl 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
5 h 27 min
At 30 min a day
11 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

20030040019601980200020201950: 273 pages1952: 285 pages1952: 281 pages1952: 285 pages1952: 285 pages1952: 285 pages1953: 258 pages1953: 258 pages1956: 240 pages1958: 228 pages1958: 237 pages1958: 285 pages1959: 224 pages1960: 224 pages1964: 239 pages1966: 285 pages1967: 308 pages1967: 308 pages1967: 237 pages1968: 285 pages1970: 258 pages1970: 258 pages1970: 221 pages1970: 258 pages1972: 224 pages1972: 243 pages1972: 228 pages1972: 241 pages1972: 241 pages1972: 241 pages1973: 227 pages1975: 258 pages1980: 228 pages1984: 258 pages1985: 207 pages1986: 224 pages1987: 320 pages1988: 318 pages1988: 384 pages1989: 369 pages1989: 256 pages1990: 221 pages1992: 318 pages1992: 315 pages1993: 283 pages1993: 283 pages1995: 235 pages1995: 341 pages1995: 241 pages1995: 413 pages1996: 340 pages1997: 352 pages1997: 335 pages1997: 339 pages1997: 341 pages1998: 427 pages2001: 340 pages2002: 352 pages2005: 294 pages2006: 290 pages2008: 351 pages2010: 377 pages2010: 274 pages2011: 368 pages2014: 368 pages2014: 350 pages2017: 342 pages2018: 230 pages2019: 368 pages2020: 371 pagesmedian 283
2003004001950197520001950: 273 pages1952: 285 pages1952: 281 pages1952: 285 pages1952: 285 pages1952: 285 pages1953: 258 pages1953: 258 pages1956: 240 pages1958: 228 pages1958: 237 pages1958: 285 pages1959: 224 pages1960: 224 pages1964: 239 pages1966: 285 pages1967: 308 pages1967: 308 pages1967: 237 pages1968: 285 pages1970: 258 pages1970: 258 pages1970: 221 pages1970: 258 pages1972: 224 pages1972: 243 pages1972: 228 pages1972: 241 pages1972: 241 pages1972: 241 pages1973: 227 pages1975: 258 pages1980: 228 pages1984: 258 pages1985: 207 pages1986: 224 pages1987: 320 pages1988: 318 pages1988: 384 pages1989: 369 pages1989: 256 pages1990: 221 pages1992: 318 pages1992: 315 pages1993: 283 pages1993: 283 pages1995: 235 pages1995: 341 pages1995: 241 pages1995: 413 pages1996: 340 pages1997: 352 pages1997: 335 pages1997: 339 pages1997: 341 pages1998: 427 pages2001: 340 pages2002: 352 pages2005: 294 pages2006: 290 pages2008: 351 pages2010: 377 pages2010: 274 pages2011: 368 pages2014: 368 pages2014: 350 pages2017: 342 pages2018: 230 pages2019: 368 pages2020: 371 pagesmedian 283
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
Hardcover299105 h 45 min
Paperback318136 h 07 min
Mass market258124 h 58 min

Editions counted

The 71 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 8 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 294 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020PenguinPaperback371OL28111860M
2019Penguin Books, Limited–368OL28707294M
2018General Presshardcover230OL35673340M
2017Maple PressPaperback342OL32163157M
2014Penguin Books, Limited–368OL28480586M
2014Zhongguo yu hang chu ban shePaperback350OL28108007M
2011Penguin Books, Limited–368OL28468030M
2010Vintage Español–377OL24880341M

Questions

How many pages is The Diary of a Young Girl?
About 283 pages: that is the median of 71 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 207 to 427 pages.
How long does it take to read The Diary of a Young Girl?
About 5 h 27 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is The Diary of a Young Girl?
Roughly 78,000 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)).