How Big Is an Apple?

An apple is about 3.1 in (8 cm) long. That is about 21 times smaller than the average man. A medium apple.

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How big is an apple compared to the average man?

An apple is about 21 times smaller than the average man. The average man is 21.4× the size of an apple: about 21 apples stacked up would match it.

Apple size facts

A medium apple is about 7 to 8 cm across.

How does an apple compare to other things?

An apple next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Apple
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	17.4 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	159 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	111,000× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	4,130× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	153× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	21.4× bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	19.9× bigger
Goliath birdeater	11 in (28 cm) long	3.5× bigger
Basketball	9.4 in (24 cm) across	3× bigger
Soccer ball	8.7 in (22 cm) across	5.5 in (14 cm) bigger
Bowling ball	8.6 in (21.8 cm) across	5.4 in (13.8 cm) bigger
Dwarf lanternshark	7.9 in (20 cm) long	4.7 in (12 cm) bigger
Pencil	7.5 in (19 cm) long	4.3 in (11 cm) bigger
Banana	7.1 in (18 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
House mouse	6.7 in (17 cm) long	3.5 in (9 cm) bigger
Smartphone	5.8 in (14.7 cm)	2.6 in (6.7 cm) bigger
Monarch butterfly	3.9 in (10 cm) long	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Credit card	3.4 in (8.56 cm) long	0.22 in (5.6 mm) bigger
Baseball	2.9 in (7.4 cm) across	0.24 in (6 mm) smaller
Tennis ball	2.6 in (6.7 cm) across	0.51 in (1.3 cm) smaller
Wolf spider	2.4 in (6 cm) long	0.79 in (2 cm) smaller
Bee hummingbird	2.2 in (5.5 cm) long	0.98 in (2.5 cm) smaller
Golf ball	1.7 in (4.27 cm) across	1.5 in (3.73 cm) smaller
US quarter	0.96 in (2.43 cm) across	3.3× smaller
Honeybee	0.59 in (1.5 cm) long	5.3× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.