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How Big Is a Great White Shark?

A great white shark is about 15 ft (4.6 m) long, and the largest reach 20 ft (6.1 m). That is 9 ft 6 in (289 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). The largest predatory fish on Earth.

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How big is a great white shark compared to the average man?

A great white shark's length is 9 ft 6 in (289 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). By volume, about 14 average men would fit inside a great white shark.

Great White Shark length in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A great white shark measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	15 ft 1 in
Inches	181 in
Centimeters	460 cm
Meters	4.6 m

Great White Shark size facts

Adult great white sharks are typically 4 to 5 meters (13 to 16 ft) long; females are larger than males.
The largest reliably measured great whites are about 6.1 meters (20 ft).
Great whites can live more than 70 years.

How does a great white shark compare to other things?

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

Thing	Size	Compared to Great white shark
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	303 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	2.77 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	1,920× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	71.7× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	25 ft (7.6 m) bigger
Ankylosaurus	23 ft (7 m) long	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) bigger
Dilophosaurus	23 ft (7 m) long	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) bigger
Pteranodon	20 ft (6 m) long	4 ft 7 in (140 cm) bigger
Pickup truck	19 ft (5.9 m) long	4 ft 3 in (130 cm) bigger
Giraffe	17 ft (5.2 m)	1 ft 11.5 in (60 cm) bigger
Saltwater crocodile	17 ft (5.2 m) long	1 ft 11.5 in (60 cm) bigger
Green anaconda	17 ft (5.2 m) long	1 ft 11.5 in (60 cm) bigger
Quetzalcoatlus	16 ft (5 m)	1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) bigger
SUV	16 ft (4.9 m) long	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Car (sedan)	16 ft (4.8 m) long	7.9 in (20 cm) bigger
Pachycephalosaurus	15 ft (4.5 m) long	3.9 in (10 cm) smaller
Great hammerhead	13 ft (4 m) long	1 ft 11.5 in (60 cm) smaller
White rhinoceros	13 ft (3.9 m) long	2 ft 3.5 in (70 cm) smaller
Tiger shark	12 ft (3.7 m) long	2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm) smaller
Hippopotamus	11 ft (3.5 m) long	3 ft 7 in (110 cm) smaller
African elephant	10 ft (3.2 m)	4 ft 7 in (140 cm) smaller
Woolly mammoth	10 ft (3.2 m)	4 ft 7 in (140 cm) smaller
Basketball hoop	10 ft (3.05 m)	5 ft 1 in (155 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	9 ft 6 in (289 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	9 ft 11 in (3.01 m) 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 white shark by Steven Traver. See credits.