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How many pages is The Running Man?

The Running Man by Stephen King has a median of 286 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 256 to 384 pages.

Median pages
286
10 editions counted
Range
219–416
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
79k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Running Man 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
5 h 03 min
At 30 min a day
11 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

20030040019902000201020201983: 219 pages1987: 219 pages1999: 336 pages2007: 256 pages2007: 256 pages2009: 317 pages2012: 256 pages2016: 416 pages2016: 400 pages2022: 416 pagesmedian 286
200300400200020201983: 219 pages1987: 219 pages1999: 336 pages2007: 256 pages2007: 256 pages2009: 317 pages2012: 256 pages2016: 416 pages2016: 400 pages2022: 416 pagesmedian 286
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 40 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2022Pocket Booksmass market paperback416OL37055862M
2016Pocket Books–416OL28823921M
2016Scribner–400OL34030763M
2012Hodder & Stoughton–256OL29121479M
2009SignetMass Market Paperback317OL32783814M
2007Hodder & Stoughton–256OL53231115M
2007Hodder & Stoughton–256OL53243234M
1999Signet–336OL7574164M

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Questions

How many pages is The Running Man?
About 286 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 219 to 416 pages.
How long does it take to read The Running Man?
About 5 h 03 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is The Running Man?
Roughly 79,000 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)).