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Book · by Ken Follett · first published 2004

How many pages is Whiteout?

Whiteout by Ken Follett has a median of 400 pages across 11 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 384 to 477 pages.

Median pages
400
11 editions counted
Range
240–626
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
110k
at 275 words per page

How long will Whiteout 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
7 h 03 min
At 30 min a day
15 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

200400600200520072010201220152004: 400 pages2004: 374 pages2004: 393 pages2004: 240 pages2005: 626 pages2005: 474 pages2005: 468 pages2005: 400 pages2005: 626 pages2005: 374 pages2015: 480 pagesmedian 400
2004006002005201020152004: 400 pages2004: 374 pages2004: 393 pages2004: 240 pages2005: 626 pages2005: 474 pages2005: 468 pages2005: 400 pages2005: 626 pages2005: 374 pages2015: 480 pagesmedian 400
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 11 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 34 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2015Pan Macmillan–480OL28728544M
2005Wheeler Pub.–626OL3302738M
2005Signet–474OL22736865M
2005Signet–468OL26342431M
2005Pan MacMillanpaperback400OL28175879M
2005Brand: Large Print Presspaperback626OL32655870M
2005Signet–374OL24766093M
2004Macmillan–400OL16211292M

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Questions

How many pages is Whiteout?
About 400 pages: that is the median of 11 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 240 to 626 pages.
How long does it take to read Whiteout?
About 7 h 03 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 15 days.
How many words is Whiteout?
Roughly 110,000 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)).