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How many pages is The Intelligent Investor?

The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham has a median of 332 pages across 16 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 292 to 436 pages.

Median pages
332
16 editions counted
Range
269–640
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.4h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
91k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Intelligent Investor 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
6 h 24 min
At 30 min a day
13 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

40060019601980200020201949: 276 pages1954: 272 pages1959: 292 pages1959: 292 pages1959: 318 pages1965: 332 pages1965: 332 pages1972: 318 pages1985: 340 pages1985: 340 pages1986: 368 pages2003: 640 pages2005: 269 pages2006: 640 pages2024: 640 pages2026: 640 pagesmedian 332
400600195020001949: 276 pages1954: 272 pages1959: 292 pages1959: 292 pages1959: 318 pages1965: 332 pages1965: 332 pages1972: 318 pages1985: 340 pages1985: 340 pages1986: 368 pages2003: 640 pages2005: 269 pages2006: 640 pages2024: 640 pages2026: 640 pagesmedian 332
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 16 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 54 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2026Harper BusinessPaperback640OL62257186M
2024HarperCollins Publishers–640OL53267490M
2006Collins Business EssentialsPaperback640OL9233249M
2005CollinsHardcover269OL9235764M
2003HarperBusiness Essentials–640OL7278541M
1986Collins–368OL7275378M
1985HarperBusiness–340OL22928876M
1985Harper & Row–340OL2551766M

Questions

How many pages is The Intelligent Investor?
About 332 pages: that is the median of 16 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 269 to 640 pages.
How long does it take to read The Intelligent Investor?
About 6 h 24 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 13 days.
How many words is The Intelligent Investor?
Roughly 91,000 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)).