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How many pages is The Theory of Everything?

The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawking has a median of 132 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 132 to 136 pages.

Median pages
132
5 editions counted
Range
100–176
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.5h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
36k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Theory of Everything 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 33 min
At 30 min a day
6 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.

1001251501752003200420052006200720082003: 176 pages2006: 136 pages2007: 100 pages2007: 132 pages2008: 132 pagesmedian 132
1001251501752004200620082003: 176 pages2006: 136 pages2007: 100 pages2007: 132 pages2008: 132 pagesmedian 132
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
Hardcover11822 h 16 min
Paperback15422 h 58 min

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 22 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2008Jaico Publishing House–132OL27188361M
2007Phoenix BooksHardcover100OL9414217M
2007Jaico Publishing HousePaperback132OL9082451M
2006Phoenix BooksHardcover136OL8895350M
2003New Millennium PressPaperback176OL8721078M

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Questions

How many pages is The Theory of Everything?
About 132 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 100 to 176 pages.
How long does it take to read The Theory of Everything?
About 2 h 33 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
How many words is The Theory of Everything?
Roughly 36,000 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)).