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Book · by S. E. Hinton · first published 1967

How many pages is The Outsiders?

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton has a median of 192 pages across 15 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 188 to 216 pages.

Median pages
192
15 editions counted
Range
128–293
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
53k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Outsiders 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
3 h 23 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.

200300197019801990200020101967: 188 pages1967: 192 pages1970: 188 pages1977: 128 pages1989: 293 pages1990: 156 pages1995: 205 pages2003: 240 pages2006: 136 pages2006: 208 pages2006: 224 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 192 pages2008: 192 pages2017: 240 pagesmedian 192
200300198020001967: 188 pages1967: 192 pages1970: 188 pages1977: 128 pages1989: 293 pages1990: 156 pages1995: 205 pages2003: 240 pages2006: 136 pages2006: 208 pages2006: 224 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 192 pages2008: 192 pages2017: 240 pagesmedian 192
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 15 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 77 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2017Penguin Books, Limited–240OL28608629M
2008Speak–192OL7354379M
2007Pearson Education, Limited–196OL28455255M
2007Viking JuvenileHardcover192OL11067384M
2006Penguin BooksPaperback136OL7361797M
2006Penguin Young Readers Group–208OL34096140M
2006SpeakPaperback224OL26629827M
2003Puffin Books–240OL7359672M

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Questions

How many pages is The Outsiders?
About 192 pages: that is the median of 15 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 128 to 293 pages.
How long does it take to read The Outsiders?
About 3 h 23 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 Outsiders?
Roughly 53,000 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)).