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How many pages is Thinking, Fast and Slow?

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman has a median of 499 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 474 to 512 pages.

Median pages
499
8 editions counted
Range
230–512
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
9.6h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
137k
at 275 words per page

How long will Thinking, Fast and Slow 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
9 h 37 min
At 30 min a day
20 days
At 1 hour a day
10 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2003004005002011201220132014201520162011: 499 pages2011: 499 pages2011: 512 pages2012: 512 pages2013: 499 pages2013: 512 pages2013: 230 pages2016: 400 pagesmedian 499
2003004005002012201420162011: 499 pages2011: 499 pages2011: 512 pages2012: 512 pages2013: 499 pages2013: 512 pages2013: 230 pages2016: 400 pagesmedian 499
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 36 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2016CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–400OL56034889M
2013Farrar, Straus and Girouxpaperback499OL26208390M
2013Anchor Canadapaperback512OL28227306M
2013Farrar, Straus & Giroux–230OL38090969M
2012Penguin GroupPaperback512OL25426844M
2011Doubleday Canada–499OL36689110M
2011Farrar, Straus and Girouxhardcover499OL24896701M
2011Penguin Books, Limited–512OL38715031M

Questions

How many pages is Thinking, Fast and Slow?
About 499 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 230 to 512 pages.
How long does it take to read Thinking, Fast and Slow?
About 9 h 37 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 20 days.
How many words is Thinking, Fast and Slow?
Roughly 137,000 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)).