64,659words
- Pages
- 288paperback, Ballantine Books, 1993
- Reading time
- 4 h 19 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 6 h 57 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1992
Book 5 of 5 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Compared with other books
Longer than 24% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 63,690 to 64,802 words.
- arbookfind.comword count
- github.comword count
- content.schoolinsites.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9780345379337
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is Mostly Harmless?
Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams has 64,659 words.
How many pages is Mostly Harmless?
288 pages in the paperback, Ballantine Books, 1993 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read Mostly Harmless?
About 4 h 19 min at 250 words a minute, or 6 h 57 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.