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How Big Is a Great Hammerhead?

A great hammerhead is about 13 ft (4 m) long, and the largest reach 20 ft (6.1 m). That is 7 ft 6 in (229 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). The largest hammerhead shark.

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How big is a great hammerhead compared to the average man?

A great hammerhead's length is 7 ft 6 in (229 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). By volume, about 3.6 average men would fit inside a great hammerhead.

Great Hammerhead length in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A great hammerhead measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	13 ft 1 in
Inches	157 in
Centimeters	400 cm
Meters	4 m

Great Hammerhead size facts

Great hammerheads average 3.5 to 4 meters long and can reach about 6 meters.
Their wide heads help them find stingrays buried in sand.

How does a great hammerhead compare to other things?

A great hammerhead next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Great hammerhead
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	348 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	3.19 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	2,210× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	82.5× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	3× bigger
Giraffe	17 ft (5.2 m)	3 ft 11 in (120 cm) bigger
Saltwater crocodile	17 ft (5.2 m) long	3 ft 11 in (120 cm) bigger
Green anaconda	17 ft (5.2 m) long	3 ft 11 in (120 cm) bigger
Quetzalcoatlus	16 ft (5 m)	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) bigger
SUV	16 ft (4.9 m) long	2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm) bigger
Car (sedan)	16 ft (4.8 m) long	2 ft 7.5 in (80 cm) bigger
Great white shark	15 ft (4.6 m) long	1 ft 11.5 in (60 cm) bigger
Pachycephalosaurus	15 ft (4.5 m) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) bigger
White rhinoceros	13 ft (3.9 m) long	3.9 in (10 cm) smaller
Tiger shark	12 ft (3.7 m) long	12 in (30 cm) smaller
Hippopotamus	11 ft (3.5 m) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
African elephant	10 ft (3.2 m)	2 ft 7.5 in (80 cm) smaller
Woolly mammoth	10 ft (3.2 m)	2 ft 7.5 in (80 cm) smaller
Basketball hoop	10 ft (3.05 m)	3 ft 1 in (95 cm) smaller
Tiger	9 ft 10 in (3 m) long	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) smaller
Bottlenose dolphin	9 ft 10 in (3 m) long	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) smaller
Sunflower	9 ft 10 in (3 m)	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) smaller
Goliath	9 ft 6 in (290 cm)	3 ft 7 in (110 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	7 ft 6 in (229 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	7 ft 11 in (241 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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

Silhouettes from PhyloPic: Great hammerhead by Andy Wilson. See credits.