Andy Weir

How many words is Project Hail Mary?

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir has 150,326 words.

150,326words

Pages
496paperback, Penguin Books, Limited, 2025
Reading time
10 h 1 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
16 h 10 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
2021

Compared with other books

Longer than 68% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is Project Hail Mary?

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir has 150,326 words.

How many pages is Project Hail Mary?

496 pages in the paperback, Penguin Books, Limited, 2025 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read Project Hail Mary?

About 10 h 1 min at 250 words a minute, or 16 h 10 min as an audiobook.

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