95,022words
- Pages
- 310paperback, HarperCollins, 2009
- Reading time
- 6 h 20 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 10 h 13 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1937
Book of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
Compared with other books
Longer than 43% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- arbookfind.comword count
- capitalizemytitle.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9780261102217
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is The Hobbit?
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien has 95,022 words.
How many pages is The Hobbit?
310 pages in the paperback, HarperCollins, 2009 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read The Hobbit?
About 6 h 20 min at 250 words a minute, or 10 h 13 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.