46,333words
- Pages
- 224paperback, Pan MacMillan, 2005
- Reading time
- 3 h 5 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 4 h 59 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1979
Book 1 of 5 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Compared with other books
Longer than 13% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 46,333 to 46,903 words.
- arbookfind.comword count
- github.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9780330438957
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams has 46,333 words.
How many pages is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
224 pages in the paperback, Pan MacMillan, 2005 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
About 3 h 5 min at 250 words a minute, or 4 h 59 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.