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How many pages is The Martian?

The Martian by Andy Weir has a median of 376 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 369 to 397 pages.

Median pages
376
10 editions counted
Range
369–562
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
103k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Martian 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
6 h 38 min
At 30 min a day
14 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.

40050020122014201620182014: 387 pages2014: 369 pages2014: 369 pages2014: 562 pages2014: 369 pages2015: 435 pages2015: 369 pages2015: 369 pages2016: 400 pages2016: 383 pagesmedian 376
40050020122014201620182014: 387 pages2014: 369 pages2014: 369 pages2014: 562 pages2014: 369 pages2015: 435 pages2015: 369 pages2015: 369 pages2016: 400 pages2016: 383 pagesmedian 376
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

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
Hardcover36926 h 30 min
Paperback38356 h 45 min
Mass market40227 h 05 min

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 74 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2016Del ReyPaperback400OL26427868M
2016Broadway BooksPaperback383OL26427865M
2015Broadway BooksMass Market Paperback435OL26427842M
2015Broadway BooksPaperback369OL26427845M
2015Del ReyPaperback369OL26427847M
2014Broadway BooksPaperback387OL25661982M
2014Crown PublishersHardcover369OL32815550M
2014Del ReyMass Market Paperback369OL26427725M

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Questions

How many pages is The Martian?
About 376 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 369 to 562 pages.
How long does it take to read The Martian?
About 6 h 38 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 14 days.
How many words is The Martian?
Roughly 103,000 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)).