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How many pages is The Tipping Point?

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell has a median of 288 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 288 to 296 pages.

Median pages
288
7 editions counted
Range
279–365
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.5h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
79k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Tipping Point 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
5 h 33 min
At 30 min a day
12 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.

30035020002005201020152000: 279 pages2000: 301 pages2000: 288 pages2000: 288 pages2000: 288 pages2003: 365 pages2015: 290 pagesmedian 288
30035020002005201020152000: 279 pages2000: 301 pages2000: 288 pages2000: 288 pages2000: 288 pages2003: 365 pages2015: 290 pagesmedian 288
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 21 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2015Abacus–290OL58890010M
2003Wheeler Pub.–365OL31523703M
2000Little, Brown–279OL24765965M
2000Little, Brown–301OL21594367M
2000Little, Brown Book Group LimitedPaperback288OL28953234M
2000Little, Brown and CompanyHardcover288OL9591816M
2000Little, Brown & Co.Hardcover288OL10428058M

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Questions

How many pages is The Tipping Point?
About 288 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 279 to 365 pages.
How long does it take to read The Tipping Point?
About 5 h 33 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is The Tipping Point?
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)).