Diary of a Wimpy Kid by the numbers
Jeff Kinney · first published 2007 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 217 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 60,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 3 h 19 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 3 h 59 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 4 h 58 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 12 |
| Lexile measure | 950L |
At 217 pages, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is longer than 53.5% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer 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 Diary of a Wimpy Kid is on school reading lists
81 appearances (0.6% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 14 published lists, in grades 3rd–7th. 81 of the 81 carry a link to the published source document.
States (16): Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 16 |
| 4th | 17 |
| 5th | 17 |
| 6th | 16 |
| 7th | 15 |
Sources
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) — Kentucky's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-56-83-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) — Young Reader's Choice Award (est. 1940, the oldest children's-choice book award in the US): students in WA, OR, ID, MT & AK read the annual nominees and vote. Winner list 1940-2025. · checked 2026-07-07
- Vermont Dept. of Libraries — Golden Dome Book Award (formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, est. 1957): Vermont's statewide grades 4-8 children's-choice program (students read the nominees and vote). Winner list 1957-2020. · checked 2026-07-07
- West Virginia Children's Choice Book Award — official winners list (West Virginia grades 3-6, voted annually since 1981; hosted by the West Virginia Center for the Book at the West Virginia Library Commission) · checked 2026-06-20
- Wyoming Library Association — Indian Paintbrush Book Award, grades 4-6 (student-choice; annual since 1986); winner roll 1986-2024 · checked 2026-06-14
Questions
How many pages is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney is 217 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 60,000 words.
How long does it take to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
About 3 h 59 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (3 h 19 min at 300 wpm, 4 h 58 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 12 days.
Is Diary of a Wimpy Kid on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 81 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 16 states, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #8 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer (216 pp.) · Heroes (219 pp.) · Flipped (221 pp.) · The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (223 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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