51,978words
- Pages
- 175paperback, GOLLANCZ, 2017
- Reading time
- 3 h 28 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 5 h 35 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1982
Book 3 of 5 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Compared with other books
Longer than 16% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- arbookfind.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9781473222175
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is Life, the Universe and Everything?
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams has 51,978 words.
How many pages is Life, the Universe and Everything?
175 pages in the paperback, GOLLANCZ, 2017 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read Life, the Universe and Everything?
About 3 h 28 min at 250 words a minute, or 5 h 35 min as an audiobook.
Writing a book of your own?
Musael counts every chapter as you write, keeps the plan beside the draft and checks names and facts across the book.