Reading time
How long does it take to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney is about 224 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
3 h 55 min
Diary of a Wimpy Kid · Jeff Kinney · first published 2007
- Pages
- 224
- 30 min a day
- 8 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 11 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 3 h 55 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 7 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 20 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 4 days |
Page count: median of 96 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Next in the series: Rodrick Rules (2008, 224 pages)
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: reading time questions
- How many pages is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid is about 224 pages. That is the median across the 96 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
- About 3 h 55 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 7 min.
- How many days to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid at 30 minutes a day?
- About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 16 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
- What number is Diary of a Wimpy Kid in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series?
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid is book 1 in Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.
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