# Harry Potter series vs The Lord of the Rings series

Harry Potter series is longer: 629,045 more words, 2.4 times the length of The Lord of the Rings series.

- **[Harry Potter series](https://musael.com/books/series/harry-potter.md):** 1,084,170 words, 3,964 pages, 72 h 17 min of reading
- **[The Lord of the Rings series](https://musael.com/books/series/the-lord-of-the-rings.md):** 455,125 words, 1,456 pages, 30 h 21 min of reading

## Questions

**Which is longer, Harry Potter series or The Lord of the Rings series?** Harry Potter series is longer: 629,045 more words, 2.4 times the length of The Lord of the Rings series.

**How much longer does Harry Potter series take to read than The Lord of the Rings series?** About 41 h 56 min more at 250 words a minute: 72 h 17 min against 30 h 21 min.

Source: https://musael.com/books/compare/harry-potter-series-vs-the-lord-of-the-rings-series