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Book · by George S. Clason · first published 1955

How many pages is The Richest Man in Babylon?

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason has a median of 114 pages across 89 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 92 to 144 pages.

Median pages
114
89 editions counted
Range
92–224
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.2h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
31k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Richest Man in Babylon 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
2 h 12 min
At 30 min a day
5 days
At 1 hour a day
3 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

100150200194019601980200020201926: 122 pages1943: 92 pages1955: 159 pages1955: 144 pages1955: 158 pages1956: 146 pages1983: 144 pages1988: 144 pages1988: 144 pages1988: 144 pages1989: 92 pages1989: 158 pages1989: 160 pages1995: 92 pages1998: 92 pages1999: 92 pages1999: 92 pages2000: 92 pages2001: 92 pages2001: 156 pages2002: 92 pages2003: 92 pages2004: 144 pages2004: 92 pages2005: 92 pages2006: 92 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 116 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 200 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 124 pages2007: 116 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 124 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 116 pages2007: 116 pages2007: 200 pages2008: 93 pages2008: 92 pages2008: 92 pages2009: 92 pages2010: 92 pages2010: 92 pages2010: 92 pages2011: 101 pages2012: 126 pages2012: 134 pages2012: 158 pages2012: 92 pages2012: 92 pages2012: 92 pages2012: 114 pages2013: 204 pages2013: 100 pages2013: 94 pages2014: 158 pages2014: 100 pages2015: 144 pages2015: 114 pages2015: 112 pages2015: 100 pages2015: 126 pages2016: 94 pages2016: 106 pages2016: 100 pages2017: 148 pages2017: 212 pages2018: 160 pages2018: 162 pages2018: 150 pages2018: 128 pages2018: 146 pages2018: 92 pages2019: 182 pages2020: 154 pages2020: 208 pages2021: 224 pages2021: 192 pages2022: 113 pages2022: 144 pages2022: 144 pages2023: 116 pages2024: 122 pagesmedian 114
100150200195020001926: 122 pages1943: 92 pages1955: 159 pages1955: 144 pages1955: 158 pages1956: 146 pages1983: 144 pages1988: 144 pages1988: 144 pages1988: 144 pages1989: 92 pages1989: 158 pages1989: 160 pages1995: 92 pages1998: 92 pages1999: 92 pages1999: 92 pages2000: 92 pages2001: 92 pages2001: 156 pages2002: 92 pages2003: 92 pages2004: 144 pages2004: 92 pages2005: 92 pages2006: 92 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 116 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 200 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 124 pages2007: 116 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 124 pages2007: 92 pages2007: 116 pages2007: 116 pages2007: 200 pages2008: 93 pages2008: 92 pages2008: 92 pages2009: 92 pages2010: 92 pages2010: 92 pages2010: 92 pages2011: 101 pages2012: 126 pages2012: 134 pages2012: 158 pages2012: 92 pages2012: 92 pages2012: 92 pages2012: 114 pages2013: 204 pages2013: 100 pages2013: 94 pages2014: 158 pages2014: 100 pages2015: 144 pages2015: 114 pages2015: 112 pages2015: 100 pages2015: 126 pages2016: 94 pages2016: 106 pages2016: 100 pages2017: 148 pages2017: 212 pages2018: 160 pages2018: 162 pages2018: 150 pages2018: 128 pages2018: 146 pages2018: 92 pages2019: 182 pages2020: 154 pages2020: 208 pages2021: 224 pages2021: 192 pages2022: 113 pages2022: 144 pages2022: 144 pages2023: 116 pages2024: 122 pagesmedian 114
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
Hardcover12062 h 19 min
Paperback15783 h 01 min

Editions counted

The 89 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was 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 258 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2024Nasionale Boekhandel–122OL53371218M
2023––116OL50300218M
2022AeroDank–113OL44284097M
2022Dover Publications, Incorporated–144OL36182927M
2022ABP Publishing, Limited–144OL38125695M
2021St. Martin's Press–224OL34168581M
2021St. Martin's Press–192OL34128905M
2020Srishi–154OL59019891M

Questions

How many pages is The Richest Man in Babylon?
About 114 pages: that is the median of 89 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 92 to 224 pages.
How long does it take to read The Richest Man in Babylon?
About 2 h 12 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 5 days.
How many words is The Richest Man in Babylon?
Roughly 31,000 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)).