Book · by F. Scott Fitzgerald
How many pages is The Great Gatsby?
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has a median of 182 pages across 183 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 162 to 214 pages.
Median pages
182
183 editions counted
Range
92–336
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
50k
at 275 words per page
How long will The Great Gatsby take you?
Reading time
3 h 12 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days
Page count of every edition, by year
Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.
Pages by format
Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.
| Format | Median pages | Editions | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 187 | 14 | 3 h 18 min |
| Paperback | 196 | 32 | 3 h 27 min |
| Mass market | 186 | 4 | 3 h 17 min |
Editions counted
The 183 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 2 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 1,180 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sweet Cherry Publishing | Paperback | 128 | OL35096303M |
| 2022 | Independently Published | – | 188 | OL39187697M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 145 | OL34243493M |
| 2021 | Gildan Media Corporation | – | 258 | OL33924366M |
| 2021 | Penguin Publishing Group | – | 192 | OL29966494M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 213 | OL34283898M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 250 | OL34248073M |
| 2021 | Clydesdale Press, LLC | – | 224 | OL30032783M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 187 | OL34250284M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 137 | OL34200310M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 180 | OL34211635M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 121 | OL34356988M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 213 | OL34311303M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 193 | OL34311581M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 137 | OL34175090M |
| 2021 | Clydesdale Press, LLC | – | 256 | OL29961316M |
| 2021 | Clydesdale Press, LLC | – | 216 | OL29961355M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 113 | OL34262993M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 225 | OL34293830M |
| 2021 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 224 | OL29468424M |
| 2021 | New Directions Publishing Corporation | – | 176 | OL30062168M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 172 | OL34313419M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 113 | OL34233212M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 315 | OL34240454M |
| 2021 | Gildan Media Corporation | – | 258 | OL33924370M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 127 | OL34240622M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 213 | OL34279777M |
| 2021 | Penguin Publishing Group | – | 192 | OL30028425M |
| 2021 | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 144 | OL33942291M |
| 2021 | Clydesdale Press, LLC | – | 216 | OL34168592M |
| 2021 | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 160 | OL34186557M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 104 | OL34363079M |
| 2021 | Start Publishing LLC | – | 128 | OL34180047M |
| 2021 | HarperCollins Publishers | – | 176 | OL29887991M |
| 2021 | Clydesdale Press, LLC | – | 200 | OL34168594M |
| 2021 | West Margin Press | – | 134 | OL33924340M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 172 | OL34279065M |
| 2021 | Dover Publications, Incorporated | – | 144 | OL29507225M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34200356M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 223 | OL30332380M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 103 | OL30366351M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 152 | OL30262823M |
| 2020 | Flame Tree Publishing | – | 256 | OL28078733M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 136 | OL30035060M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 172 | OL34259625M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 174 | OL30358795M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 133 | OL30272737M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 174 | OL30329660M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 152 | OL30232602M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 174 | OL30359389M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 104 | OL30027300M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 170 | OL30265759M |
| 2020 | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 224 | OL28059721M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 174 | OL30350033M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 152 | OL30218858M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 182 | OL30337373M |
| 2020 | Scribner | – | 208 | OL29886636M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 152 | OL30225230M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 152 | OL30218070M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 222 | OL30320191M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 174 | OL30318460M |
| 2020 | Scribner | – | 208 | OL29875250M |
| 2019 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 240 | OL28708540M |
| 2018 | Scribner Classics | Hardcover | 170 | OL26496260M |
| 2018 | Simon & Schuster, Limited | – | 92 | OL36227232M |
| 2018 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 160 | OL30597611M |
| 2018 | Cambridge University Press | Hardcover | 258 | OL26496237M |
| 2017 | Alma Classics | – | 256 | OL26495848M |
| 2017 | Penguin Random House | – | 160 | OL30593525M |
| 2017 | William Collins | Paperback | 160 | OL26496216M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 130 | OL42977337M |
| 2016 | Notable Books | Paperback | 132 | OL26495853M |
| 2016 | Pan Macmillan | – | 192 | OL28609536M |
| 2015 | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc | – | 96 | OL34544426M |
| 2015 | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc | – | 96 | OL34544394M |
| 2013 | Oldcastle Books, Limited | – | 192 | OL28501473M |
| 2013 | Text Publishing Company | – | 224 | OL28488575M |
| 2013 | Klett | Paperback | 200 | OL26495388M |
| 2013 | Orion Publishing Group, Limited | – | 192 | OL28506244M |
| 2013 | Penguin Random House | – | 256 | OL28488590M |
| 2013 | Skytower Press | Paperback | 140 | OL26495505M |
| 2013 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 208 | OL28499415M |
| 2012 | Alma Classics | Paperback | 224 | OL26495493M |
| 2012 | Oxford University Press | – | 128 | OL28488560M |
| 2012 | Urban Romantics | – | 154 | OL26495389M |
| 2012 | Chivers | – | 215 | OL32103018M |
| 2011 | Scribner | – | 180 | OL34226944M |
| 2011 | Oneworld Classics | – | 256 | OL26492724M |
| 2011 | Penguin Books | Paperback | 208 | OL26495299M |
| 2010 | Vintage | Paperback | 148 | OL25420734M |
| 2010 | Penguin Books | Hardcover | 204 | OL26492721M |
| 2008 | Wheeler Publishing | Paperback | 286 | OL12493102M |
| 2008 | ReadHowYouWant Classics Library | Paperback | 260 | OL26492272M |
| 2008 | Oxford University Press | – | 151 | OL22570129M |
| 2008 | Oxford University Press | – | 176 | OL28436530M |
| 2007 | Penguin Books | Paperback | 192 | OL7357054M |
| 2007 | Broadview Pr | Paperback | 258 | OL11990657M |
| 2006 | Penguin | Paperback | 192 | OL7358698M |
| 2004 | Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media | Library Binding | 180 | OL7585118M |
| 2004 | Scribner | Trade Paperback | 180 | OL23109860M |
| 2004 | Tandem Library | School & Library Binding | 180 | OL8459294M |
| 2003 | Ediciones B | Paperback | 201 | OL11831658M |
| 2003 | Scribner | – | 165 | OL29565301M |
| 2000 | Book-of-the-Month Club | – | 182 | OL17744162M |
| 2000 | Penguin Books | Paperback | 240 | OL7358908M |
| 1999 | Wordsworth Editions | Paperback | 144 | OL8978422M |
| 1999 | Cambridge University Press | Hardcover | 225 | OL26491449M |
| 1998 | Penguin Books | – | 176 | OL7351912M |
| 1998 | Oxford University Press | Paperback | 144 | OL26491547M |
| 1996 | Cambridge University Press | Paperback | 192 | OL7742645M |
| 1995 | Klett | Paperback | 200 | OL9874517M |
| 1995 | G.K. Hall | – | 228 | OL1116053M |
| 1995 | Reclam, Ditzingen | Paperback | 254 | OL9019059M |
| 1995 | Scribner Paperback Fiction | Paperback | 222 | OL782874M |
| 1995 | Ishi Press | – | 194 | OL26886005M |
| 1994 | Diesterweg | Paperback | 136 | OL12701803M |
| 1994 | Cambridge University Press | Hardcover | 192 | OL7961329M |
| 1993 | Wordsworth Classics | – | 163 | OL22840833M |
| 1993 | Macmillan Pub. Co. | – | 205 | OL1405913M |
| 1993 | Phoenix Press | – | 224 | OL7592577M |
| 1992 | Penguin | – | 190 | OL22719381M |
| 1992 | Abacus | Paperback | 202 | OL10686768M |
| 1992 | Accent Educational Pub. | – | 112 | OL22813571M |
| 1992 | Collier Books | – | 193 | OL1702310M |
| 1992 | Collier Books | paperback | 216 | OL1701743M |
| 1991 | Cambridge University Press | – | 225 | OL1865622M |
| 1991 | Longman | Paperback | 208 | OL7879524M |
| 1991 | Scribners | – | 202 | OL22775174M |
| 1991 | Everyman's Library | Hardcover | 176 | OL8998424M |
| 1990 | Garland | – | 189 | OL2207500M |
| 1990 | Penguin | Paperback | 224 | OL7349535M |
| 1990 | Garland Science | Hardcover | 208 | OL8122319M |
| 1987 | Heinemann Educational Publishers | Hardcover | 230 | OL7508121M |
| 1986 | Collier | Paperback | 182 | OL9219606M |
| 1984 | Arion Press | Hardcover | 179 | OL2642927M |
| 1982 | Shanghai yi wen chu ban she | – | 273 | OL30938084M |
| 1981 | Scribner | – | 192 | OL7720365M |
| 1980 | Scribner | – | 182 | OL18202866M |
| 1980 | Franklin Library | – | 220 | OL3100546M |
| 1980 | Limited Editions Club | – | 171 | OL43653782M |
| 1980 | Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club | – | 171 | OL16667369M |
| 1980 | Limited Editions Club | Hardcover | 171 | OL24499014M |
| 1979 | Scribner Paper Fiction | Mass Market Paperback | 182 | OL7720333M |
| 1979 | Franklin Library | – | 189 | OL4462280M |
| 1978 | Bantam Books | Mass Market Paperback | 186 | OL27978834M |
| 1977 | Charles Scribner's Sons | Paperback | 235 | OL26333594M |
| 1977 | Lythway Press | – | 257 | OL22385874M |
| 1974 | Bantam Books | Mass Market Paperback | 186 | OL26493882M |
| 1974 | Bantam Books | Mass Market Paperback | 186 | OL26492260M |
| 1974 | Franklin Library | – | 178 | OL5250728M |
| 1973 | Microcard Editions Books | – | 336 | OL16208509M |
| 1973 | Microcard Editions Books | – | 336 | OL21950192M |
| 1973 | Microcard Editions Books | Hardcover | 336 | OL5309769M |
| 1968 | Scribner's | – | 282 | OL21980376M |
| 1968 | Folio Society | – | 158 | OL5651858M |
| 1967 | Bodley Head | – | 191 | OL5578987M |
| 1964 | Scribner | – | 182 | OL22326993M |
| 1961 | Scribner | – | 182 | OL5875164M |
| 1961 | Penguin Books | – | 187 | OL17778265M |
| 1961 | Scribner | – | 182 | OL17780122M |
| 1958 | Scribner | – | 182 | OL23764396M |
| 1953 | Scribner's | – | 182 | OL22199744M |
| 1953 | C. Scribner's Sons | – | 182 | OL17639736M |
| 1953 | Charles Scribner's Sons | Paperback | 182 | OL26441901M |
| 1953 | Charles Scribner's Sons | – | 182 | OL13567718M |
| 1953 | Scribner | – | 121 | OL24240611M |
| 1953 | Charles Scribner's Sons | Hardcover | 182 | OL21495357M |
| 1953 | Scribner | – | 159 | OL43588153M |
| 1953 | Charles Scribner's Sons | Paperback | 182 | OL6252393M |
| 1953 | Scribner | – | 182 | OL17783725M |
| 1953 | Scribner | – | 121 | OL16368736M |
| 1953 | Charles Scribner | – | 159 | OL17728569M |
| 1950 | Penguin | – | 172 | OL22527960M |
| 1950 | Penguin Books | Paperback | 188 | OL7345703M |
| 1950 | Penguin Books | – | 194 | OL44804307M |
| 1950 | Grosset & Dunlap | – | 218 | OL6067056M |
| 1950 | Penguin | – | 188 | OL22641690M |
| 1950 | Penguin | – | 171 | OL22227155M |
| 1949 | The Grey Walls Press | – | 164 | OL26491052M |
| 1945 | Editions for the Armed Services | – | 221 | OL22552645M |
| 1945 | Bantam books | – | 191 | OL22583288M |
| 1925 | C. Scribner's Sons | – | 159 | OL18194372M |
| 1925 | C. Scribner's sons | – | 218 | OL6677791M |
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Questions
- How many pages is The Great Gatsby?
- About 182 pages: that is the median of 183 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 92 to 336 pages.
- How long does it take to read The Great Gatsby?
- About 3 h 12 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
- How many words is The Great Gatsby?
- Roughly 50,000 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)).