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Book · by J.R.R. Tolkien · first published 1972

How many pages is The Fellowship of the Ring?

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien has a median of 432 pages across 69 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 423 to 527 pages.

Median pages
432
69 editions counted
Range
206–856
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
119k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Fellowship of the Ring 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
7 h 37 min
At 30 min a day
16 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

25050075019601980200020201954: 423 pages1954: 423 pages1961: 423 pages1963: 423 pages1965: 530 pages1965: 530 pages1965: 448 pages1966: 434 pages1967: 423 pages1967: 423 pages1967: 423 pages1969: 527 pages1970: 423 pages1970: 527 pages1973: 528 pages1973: 527 pages1974: 386 pages1976: 527 pages1977: 423 pages1977: 527 pages1978: 423 pages1978: 530 pages1979: 535 pages1981: 423 pages1981: 536 pages1982: 527 pages1982: 423 pages1984: 527 pages1985: 527 pages1986: 423 pages1988: 423 pages1991: 500 pages1993: 423 pages1993: 423 pages1993: 423 pages1994: 398 pages1994: 398 pages1997: 416 pages1997: 407 pages1998: 432 pages1999: 545 pages1999: 545 pages2001: 423 pages2001: 416 pages2001: 407 pages2001: 407 pages2001: 427 pages2001: 458 pages2002: 459 pages2002: 407 pages2002: 410 pages2003: 398 pages2003: 855 pages2003: 856 pages2003: 535 pages2004: 544 pages2005: 539 pages2005: 576 pages2005: 456 pages2005: 506 pages2012: 539 pages2012: 432 pages2015: 206 pages2020: 412 pages2020: 544 pages2022: 461 pages2022: 448 pages2024: 674 pagesmedian 432
250500750197520001954: 423 pages1954: 423 pages1961: 423 pages1963: 423 pages1965: 530 pages1965: 530 pages1965: 448 pages1966: 434 pages1967: 423 pages1967: 423 pages1967: 423 pages1969: 527 pages1970: 423 pages1970: 527 pages1973: 528 pages1973: 527 pages1974: 386 pages1976: 527 pages1977: 423 pages1977: 527 pages1978: 423 pages1978: 530 pages1979: 535 pages1981: 423 pages1981: 536 pages1982: 527 pages1982: 423 pages1984: 527 pages1985: 527 pages1986: 423 pages1988: 423 pages1991: 500 pages1993: 423 pages1993: 423 pages1993: 423 pages1994: 398 pages1994: 398 pages1997: 416 pages1997: 407 pages1998: 432 pages1999: 545 pages1999: 545 pages2001: 423 pages2001: 416 pages2001: 407 pages2001: 407 pages2001: 427 pages2001: 458 pages2002: 459 pages2002: 407 pages2002: 410 pages2003: 398 pages2003: 855 pages2003: 856 pages2003: 535 pages2004: 544 pages2005: 539 pages2005: 576 pages2005: 456 pages2005: 506 pages2012: 539 pages2012: 432 pages2015: 206 pages2020: 412 pages2020: 544 pages2022: 461 pages2022: 448 pages2024: 674 pagesmedian 432
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
Hardcover423137 h 27 min
Paperback423237 h 27 min
Mass market52789 h 17 min

Editions counted

The 69 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 317 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2024Warwick International Publishing House Ltd–674OL57770615M
2022Del Reypaperback461OL38403116M
2022HarperCollins PublishersTaschenbuch448OL62417661M
2020HarperCollins Publishers LimitedHardcover412OL29486343M
2020Mariner Books | Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPaperback544OL29848958M
2015CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–206OL54863310M
2012HarperCollins Publisherspaperback539OL27278999M
2012Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company–432OL33998433M

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Questions

How many pages is The Fellowship of the Ring?
About 432 pages: that is the median of 69 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 206 to 856 pages.
How long does it take to read The Fellowship of the Ring?
About 7 h 37 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 16 days.
How many words is The Fellowship of the Ring?
Roughly 119,000 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)).