Charlotte's Web by the numbers
E.B. White · first published 1952 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 184 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 51,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 2 h 49 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 3 h 22 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 4 h 13 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 11 |
| Lexile measure | 680L |
At 184 pages, Charlotte's Web is longer than 43.1% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is shorter than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (186 pages).
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where Charlotte's Web is on school reading lists
7 appearances (0.1% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 5 published lists, in grades 3rd–6th. 7 of the 7 carry a link to the published source document.
States (3): California, Massachusetts, New York.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 3 |
| 4th | 2 |
| 5th | 1 |
| 6th | 1 |
Sources
- Massachusetts Children's Book Award winners (Salem State University), via Goodreads award record — 1984 · checked 2026-06-09
- NY common summer-reading list — rising 3rd grade · checked 2026-05-29
- NY Next Gen Learning Standards grade 3 read-aloud text · checked 2026-05-29
- CA CCSS ELA grade 4 frequently read text · checked 2026-05-29
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 2-3 exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is Charlotte's Web?
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White is 184 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 51,000 words.
How long does it take to read Charlotte's Web?
About 3 h 22 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (2 h 49 min at 300 wpm, 4 h 13 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 11 days.
Is Charlotte's Web on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 7 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 3 states plus 1 national-curriculum listing, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #506 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- Charlotte's Web: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- More by E.B. WhiteThe Trumpet of the Swan
- Books of about the same lengthManiac Magee (184 pp.) · The Great Gatsby (180 pp.) · The Giver (179 pp.) · Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (190 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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